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I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and detainment of you and me as U.S. citizens without being charged.

Without amendments we would never even have had the Bill of Rights.

I have always believed that I should have had no difficulty in causing my rights to be respected.

I would adopt a standpoint, irrespective of whether someone was for or against it, if I felt deeply that it was right for the movement.

I was an American citizen, and I had as many rights as anyone else.

But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents.

It was a privilege to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights, a role that allowed me to enforce the Civil Rights Act and help make its promise a reality.

As governor of New Mexico, I would have - I signed a bill banning late term abortion. I've always favored parental notification. I've always favored counseling. I've always favored the notion of no public funds used for abortion.

As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it.