He said "were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."

VOA: special.2009.04.20

"We have now just enshrined, the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comesto their health care."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

If a large financial institution should ever fail, we will have the tools to wind it down without endangering the larger economy."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

"This was a human error which should never have occurred, and we are going to do everything possible to see that it is never repeated."

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

"We were hoping that (a) that the trial should not have commenced, two,that it would be discontinued and all charges dropped, and three, that she would be found 'not guilty'.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11