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A compilation of quotations on a variety of issues by national, state and regional writers, well-known personalities, just plain everyday people and from various publications collected by the editors of THE ADVANCE.

Quotes for our Times:

Byron York, chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner: Trump's frustration and Iran's delaying tactics.

The United States, fighting with a single ally, Israel, has done tremendous damage to Iran so far, and could inflict far more if the war goes on. The rational next step, it would seem to any American, would be for Iran to give up and come to an agreement with the U.S. But who says this war has to end with what Americans would consider a rational decision? Iran gets a say in that.

Jonathan Turley, Fox News Media contributor and the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University: Chief Justice Roberts could learn from baseball great Ted Williams when it comes to leaks.

That culture is fast becoming nothing but a relic in the wake of yet another major leak. For the future of the court and the faith of the public, Roberts has to set his reservations aside and bring in the FBI to find the culprit. Most importantly, he has to guarantee total transparency in allowing the public to see the results wherever they may lead. In other words, with two strikes, Roberts needs to protect the plate.

Hugh Hewitt, Fox News contributor and host of 'The Hugh Hewitt Show': President Trump must reject a second Munich and hold firm against Iran.

President Trump can agree to everything that doesn’t matter, but he cannot fold on the major points. The whole world knows what a victory looks like. President Trump should settle for nothing less than Iran’s abandonment of enrichment forever, the return of the 'nuclear dust' to American control, an end to ballistic missile production and to support for terrorists, Iran’s 'lunatics,' as Secretary Marco Rubio bluntly described them this week. The people of Iran must have their basic human rights restored.

Pastor Corey Brooks, founder and Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago and the CEO of Project H.O.O.D.: America must choose between faith, order and a culture of lawlessness.

We need a sanctuary for all, we need safe communities where fathers can walk home at night, where children can play without fear, where families can build futures instead of burying them. That sanctuary will never come from more government programs, more victimhood narratives, or more soft bigotry of low expectations. It comes only when Victor Glover’s message wins out: Love God. Love your neighbor. Speak truth. Enforce consequences. Reject excuses.

Liz Peek, Fox News contributor: Warring Democrats will need more than Trump hatred to win in 2028.

Sadly, young voters have not been taught why socialism has repeatedly failed, leaving the citizens of once-wealthy countries worse off. They believed that Mamdani could deliver free buses and control rents without destroying the housing market. They actually look forward to a government-run grocery store that magically prices goods below market; they didn’t grow up reading about how people in the Soviet Union had to stand in line for hours to buy a loaf of bread in stores where the shelves were perpetually bare.