John Edwards Good Quotations

I believe the president should have been given the authority he was given. I believe it's a very good thing that Saddam is gone. ... I think at the time it was the right thing to do to give the president that authority. I think if we'd have given John Kerry that authority we'd be in a very different place because he would have built a coalition to be successful.

I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country.

I think that's taking money that people desperately need, giving it to people -- the very people -- that we've had trouble with, ... It feels like saying, 'You're in good hands with Enron.'

When we raise the minimum wage, ... make it easier for labor to organize the workplace, it's good for the economy as a whole.

That's why this was such a good opportunity for me. I played in Indiana last year with some of the best post players in the league. And whoever is in there I think will give us a lift.

In America we believe that every child, no matter where they live, who their family is, or what the color of their skin, is entitled to as good an education as the richest parent in America can give to their children.