I have no question that the Roman Catholic Church teaches that abortion in virtually all circumstances is wrong. I think the church's position at all times in modern history has been that it is unequivocally opposed to abortion.But that's not… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share
We do not put enough emphasis on early childhood years. We neglect children in this society; as a society we're guilty of child neglect. If we could eliminate the vestiges of racism, if we could develop a more powerful agenda for child care, child development, and a more powerful education system, we could prevent a lot of the incapacities which… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share
The notion that big business and big labor and big government can sit down around a table somewhere and work out the direction of… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
Look, I think by the time my case was over and other ones, everybody on both sides of the aisle in Congress said we… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
What we've proven is that you can protect the environment, use it wisely and grow the economy and that there is no conflict between… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
I have no question that the Roman Catholic Church teaches that abortion in virtually all circumstances is wrong. I think the church's position at all times in modern history has been that it is unequivocally opposed to abortion.But that's not the question for a Catholic who is a public official. I happen to subscribe to the church's position as a… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share
I'm going to go out and get everybody together and say I think we ought to protect this for generations to come. Now, let's… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
Obviously I wouldn't have said that three or four years ago in the midst of it. But I really believe that. It's been a… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
I'm a product of a Notre Dame education; those professors taught me a lot about how you separate the city of God from the… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
What I finally did in 1995 was I said, I'm going to get out of this town and I'm going to go out West. — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
On areas like abortion where there is major disagreement among the mainstream religious groups in the Judeo-Christian tradition, I believe that requires a lot more caution. The Jewish position on abortion is very different from the Roman Catholic position. That is reason to be cautious about enacting laws rather than saying to the religious group: instruct your followers on these… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share
