"I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep it.' But the truth is that none of the health reform bills making their way through Congress actually delivers on that promise."

"Under the Healthy Americans Act, you're in charge of your health care - not your employer. If you lose your job, change jobs or just can't find a job, your health insurance is guaranteed to stick with you."

"I believe that whether you love your job or hate your job, get laid off or are just in-between jobs, you deserve health care that can never be taken away."

"When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience."

"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind."

"If I'm free, it's because I'm always running."

"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect."

"No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-man."