Quotes by Dianne Feinstein

I am religious in my thinking.

In addition to being a terrorist recruiting tool, Guantanamo is a huge drain on taxpayer dollars.

In the wake of 9/11, we were desperate to bring those responsible for the brutal attacks to justice. But even that urgency did not justify torture. The United States must be held to a higher standard than our enemies, yet some of our actions did not clear that bar.

The sole purpose of nuclear weapons must be to deter their use by others.

Student loan debt is certainly not a fitting topic for a commencement speech, but it's an issue we must confront - not only for thousands of college graduates who deserve a fair shot, but also for our economy.

College costs continue to rise, and student loan debt threatens to price many Americans out of a college education and out of the middle class.

Let me be crystal clear: There is no such thing as 'limited use' nuclear weapons, and for a Pentagon advisory board to promote their development is absolutely unacceptable.

Torture goes against the very soul of our country. We are a democracy, established on the rule of law.

If we want our nuclear stockpile to truly serve the interests of our country in a strategic, balanced manner, we have to change course. That means pursuing creative options such as reducing the weapons held in reserve.

Nuclear weapons present us with a paradox: We spend billions of dollars building and maintaining them in the hope that we never have to use them.