Many, if not most, Americans can imagine a fate worse than death, and it is a seemingly interminable process of dying. For them, it is frightening that politicians can find ways to interject themselves into this sad process. — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
We are seekers of the truth, but we do not embody the truth. And in humility, we should recognize that the same can be… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
It is concern that precedes and inspires agendas, and survives when agendas fail, and it causes us to try again, always trying our best,… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
I have never seen more Senators express discontent with their jobs…I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
I think a lot of us share a fear that we and people we love will lose control of our own destinies at the… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
In the Middle East, Iraq, Sudan, the former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland, and many other places in the world, religion has been so divisive… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris. — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
The old adage that polite conversation should not include talk of politics or religion is understandable because both subjects are so heavily laden with… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
The Senate is indeed a deliberative body, and that quality serves the nation well. A slow-moving government helps us maintain a stable government. But… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
We have a God-given commission, but it is not a commission to be self-righteous know-it-alls- quite the contrary. Our work in God's world begins… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness. — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
The starting point is the recognition that throughout history, religion has been a cause of bloodshed, and it remains so today. Because religion has… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
As a senator, I worried every day about the size of the federal deficit. I did not spend a single minute worrying about the… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
When we vest our personal opinions with the trappings of religion, we make religion the servant of our politics. — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
Plenty of kind, decent, caring people have no religious beliefs, and they act out of the goodness of their hearts. Conversely, plenty of people… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
