3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer It’s time to let science and medicine, not politics and rhetoric, lead us to good, sound policy.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer Facts matter. Science matters. Reason matters. Mitt Romney has shown an inability to respect any of the three. President Barack Obama not only respects them, he relies on them. He is an overwhelming and unquestioned choice to continue as president.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer Yes, people pull the trigger – but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much – the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent – important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration’s first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer Sometimes in politics, you think you’ve seen it all. Turns out I was wrong.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer A year is an eternity in politics – though less than a moment in history.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it’s single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer Technology is neutral: It convicts and finds innocents. We must make it a regularized part of the system, giving defendants access to DNA testing and evidence whenever it might be relevant.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer I stand before you today because this vision of government as the engine of opportunity is what I believe in.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product’s cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.
3 December 2020 Eliot Spitzer President Obama is doing the right thing by offering young immigrants, most often in this country through no action of their own, a chance to live and work openly, free from the fear of deportation.
