145 Quotes by Evan Bayh

Many Americans wonder if we're willing to use force to defend the country even under the most compelling of circumstances, ... The majority of Democrats would answer that question that, yes, there is a right place and a right time. We don't get to have that discussion because many people don't think we have the backbone.

We've tried the embargo and that doesn't seem to work, ... That really has punished U.S. workers and producers by cutting off our markets and allowing them to be filled by the Canadians, the Europeans and others.

The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests.

You know, if we can take this spirit today, and spread it across Indiana, just like the response to Katrina and 9-11, we can make this state a better place and that's what it's all about.

will take leadership -- leadership unlike that which has controlled Washington for these last several years.

We have to learn from these mistakes so that we do better to minimize the number of casualties to win this thing, ... It's the lack of any introspection that I find to be very troubling.

This should have been on par with meeting the challenge of Sputnik or putting a man on the moon,

We will need to stay the course, and not just remove the yoke of Saddam Hussein, but ensure that that yoke is not replaced by another.

We've got a few voices out there who would be a little bit more on the fringe, ... Unfortunately, too often they define the entire party.