105 Quotes by Dianne Feinstein

Supreme Court justices should not be an extension of the Republican Party.

Simply put, Guantanamo is one of the best propaganda tools that terrorists have today. Our enemies use it to justify terrorism and recruit others to carry out violent jihad, and our allies continue to criticize it as a violation of the rule of law.

As a former nine-year member of the Board of Supervisors and nine-year mayor, I know firsthand the merits of strong zoning laws. They protect residential areas so they can support families and be free of commercial activities that are not related to neighborhood needs.

America is still the land of opportunity, and hard work is still a pathway to success.

We cannot expect to keep our nation's secrets secure - or provide meaningful oversight for our intelligence agencies - if proper classification of our country's secrets is as likely as a coin flip.

Congressional overseers and the public must be given appropriate insight into government activities as well as their legal rationale to ensure America's values are being upheld and our interests advanced.

Designing new low-yield nuclear weapons for limited strikes dangerously lowers the threshold for their use.

Our system of checks and balances requires policymakers to have accurate information about government actions.

Theft of a firearm should be punished as a felony, plain and simple.