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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: Protect Trump first.

Now, while all presidents can be and have been targets, it appears that Donald Trump has an intense emotional effect on some people that causes them to react in extreme ways. For most people, that can mean ill-advised social media posts. For a few, though, it could mean violent impulses. Whatever the case, it seems clear that Trump faces great danger. There is no more important task for the government than protecting him.

Karol Markowicz, columnist for the New York Post and writer for Fox News Opinion: President Trump targeted again — only a handful on the left act like adults.

Former President Barack Obama vaguely tweeted in opposition to violence after the assassination attempt without ever saying the president’s name: 'Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, it’s incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy,' Obama posted on X. But by the time he posted, we already fully knew what Cole Allen was allegedly there to do. Obama just didn’t want to give the president 'credit' for being a victim and instead kept his anti-violence pleas vague.

There has to be accountability.

Hugh Hewitt, Fox News contributor and host of 'The Hugh Hewitt Show': GOP's only path in November — defend Trump and defeat radicals in Iran.

President Trump correctly understands the threat from a nuclear Iran. So, he acted.

Serious Republicans must applaud Trump’s refusal to kick the can down the road. The GOP must make the same strategic argument that the president embraced. And they should start doing it now and never stop until November’s votes are counted.

Derek Hunter, Washington, DC, based writer, radio host and political strategist: Nothing scares democrats more than the idea of merit.

Nowhere will you find Democrats attempting to win people to their side; they just want to herd people already there into districts where they water down anyone else who dares to think for themselves. It’s political date rape — they’re going to get their way, no matter what they have to do in order to get it.

Liz Peek, Fox News contributor: Angry, affluent and adrift — what's driving some young Americans to violence.

Some blame young people’s woes on social media, which is undoubtedly part of the problem. But they themselves are also to blame. Young people hew liberal, which is normal, but today’s leftists are not just critical of the status quo and want to improve it. They hate the status quo and have bought the idea that American institutions and businesses are corrupt and must be punished, even if that means violence.