I was counsel on the full veterans committee, the first Vietnam veteran to serve as a full-committee counsel in Congress. It stunned me that there was a 600,000-case backlog of claims. During my time in the Senate, it became 900,000. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from white cultural groups that had also suffered in socio-economic terms from the Civil War and its aftermath. — Jim Webb Copy Share
And all of these together, as much as any campaign the Marine Corps has ever pursued, have brought an unrelenting, never-ceasing pride to all… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
On any given vote, on any given day, a smart senator who has taken a bold or controversial position can reach far more media… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
Your first six months in the Senate, you spend a lot of time wondering how the hell you got here. After that, you look… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I have decided to launch an Exploratory Committee to examine whether I should run for President in 2016. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I have proudly spent several periods in government, but I'm not a career politician. I come from a family of 'citizen soldiers.' — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
History shows that you can't - you can't have security in Southeast Asia without security in Northeast Asia. It's just the reality. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I walk fast. I have an aversion to wasting time. My sense of constant motion is one of the reasons that my eldest daughter,… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia attempt to… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I was raised with the notion that there is no greater honor than to find a way to serve your country. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I'm probably more comfortable inside a Marine Corps rifle company than I am anywhere in my life. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
