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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:

Dave Marcus, columnist for Fox News Digital: There are no more innocent explanations for Democrats’ Russiagate lies.

This wasn’t a case where honest Obama officials acting in good faith got it wrong. They lied. This wasn’t a case in which the news media demanded real answers. They lied, too.

The gravity of deceit in the Russiagate scandal from Democrats seeking to thwart the will of the American voters is shocking, and yet most of our news outlets, the ones who weren’t so much snookered but complicit, will never admit it.

For now, our current DNI, Tulsi Gabbard, who is hopefully a whole more honest than James Clapper was, must continue to shine a light on what looks more and more like an attempt to overthrow a duly elected president.

It is not enough that the plot against President Trump failed. We must now make sure that nothing like this can ever happen again.

Matt Vespa, Senior Editor at Townhall.com: European leaders' remarks about Trump during Ukraine peace talks are driving the media insane.

Does this sound like panic? Because some in the liberal media think this meeting was a European sprint to DC to ensure chaos didn’t ensue. I’m not kidding. They’re nervous that Trump could pull this off, which is how you get these delusional takes from CNN’s Abby Philip, who claimed that these European leaders came to Washington to give Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky support. She used the phrase 9/11-level of concern and something about how these peace talks represent Europe’s concern about Trump’s decision-making skills. No, lady, this is American diplomatic power at work. Everyone wants the war to end. The media remains undefeated in being wrong about everything.

Sarah Arnold, Townhall.com: JD Vance defends privacy, pushes back on UK demand for Apple backdoor.

This is where Vance's firm stance matters. It's a reassertion of American leadership that respects individual rights over international bureaucrats and puts national sovereignty ahead of global consensus. The move also underscores the administration’s break with the Biden-era tech censorship regime. While the left cozied up to Silicon Valley to police political speech, Trump and Vance are challenging Big Tech from a different angle—demanding they protect users, not pander to governments.

Ed Brodow, political commentator, negotiation expert, and author: Wherever democrats run the show, crime is rampant—What does that tell you?

What happened? What happened is that the Democrat Party has embraced lawlessness and violence as its modus operandi. It began in earnest with Barack Obama, who gave the green light to anarchy. We haven’t seen the worst of it. “If this country doesn’t give us what we want,” said a Black Lives Matter spokesman, “then we will burn down this system and replace it.” Financial support from leftist billionaires will ensure that recruits are available for more looting and burning and who knows what else.