Walter Mondale

“I have been a supporter of the rights of gays and lesbians since the early 1970s. That’s a long time.”

“If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.”

“One of the things I learned, the hard way, was that you must have a reason for running for president. You can't just be against the other fellow.”

“I'm a liberal, and I'm proud of it.”

“The test of a government is not in the stars, but in the lives of its people.”

“Today, the Vice Presidency is a serious, substantive, full-time job.”

“What I want this campaign to be about is the future. It's not about what's happened in the past.”

“The power of the presidency is to lead and to persuade.”

“The American people want a new beginning. They want to see us get on with the business of the nation.”

“I have traveled this country, and I have seen its goodness. I have seen the hope in the eyes of our people.”

“Mr. Reagan will raise your taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.”

“I don't want to be the first to say this, but I'm not a perfect man.”

“History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept away.”

“Presidents and Vice Presidents are human beings. They have needs and they have feelings.”

“We told the truth. A lot of people didn't like it.”

“Public service is a noble calling, and we need good people in it.”

“Our nation is at risk. Our democracy is at risk. We've got to stand up and fight back.”