The criticism of the Democrats in the past is that they were too timid. They ran on consultant-driven platitudes and didn't offer a compelling enough vision.

Imagine a world where Apple, Google, and Intel were Chinese companies. It would be scary.

The challenge for America is: can we become a multicultural, multiracial democracy? It would be historic. It would be America's greatest contribution to human civilization.

I do believe American leadership in the world matters, that we can't just disengage from the world.

One thing I want to do is get Silicon Valley to think harder about those who have been left behind by the technology revolution. It has created huge winners for those who are able to understand it and are adept at it. But it has also displaced a tremendous number of jobs.

Of course it would be great to have more scientists in Congress. But what I'd love is to have another Lyndon Johnson in Congress who makes climate change his first priority. We need people who know how to work the system and the institution.

I have helped shape in the past the Democratic Party's agenda on innovation.

We have an economy that's really geared toward rewarding the investor class. What are we doing to make sure that people who want to have a middle-class life are able to keep up?

We have tried to change regimes through a variety of means - over 80 times, by some estimates. Many of these efforts were counterproductive to U.S. interests.

We can't have all the concentration of wealth in a few places in this country. We've got to create economic opportunity and new industries in communities that feel left behind.

We needed overtime laws, we needed unionization, we needed to figure out how to distribute the Industrial Revolution's gains with equity, and we're going through something similar with the technology revolution.

I don't think American life requires you to be on Facebook. It does require you to have access to the Internet.

We have a choice in Silicon Valley. We can either continue to exist as an island to ourselves, focused on wealth creation and innovation... or we can understand that we are in the middle of a software revolution and answer the nation's call to provide economic opportunity and technology to places left behind.

Net neutrality is at the core of what we love about the Internet. Put simply, it allows any individual or business equal access to online services.

We have to return to a foreign policy of restraint, one that develops our capabilities and our potential in communities across America, and not become bogged down in unwinnable conflicts that lead to greater resentment of the United States, and that don't advance American interests.

The framers understood that the momentous decision to go to war requires the informed consent of the American people, expressed through their elected representatives.

We need to think about what Silicon Valley can contribute to the country - not just that somehow government bureaucrats should listen to our way.

Sometimes, in Silicon Valley, there is this attitude that we know best and we can change the world. The boldness allows us to invent the future. But, we need more empathy for those who are left behind and a recognition that Silicon Valley can't just call the shots and expect change.

Internet service providers should not be permitted to block, throttle and unfairly favor certain content, applications, services or devices.

There should be an understanding and trust that your privacy and data will be protected.

On so many issues, California leads the country.

Political divisions may be fierce, but there is at least one issue that most Americans agree on: net neutrality.

At its best, technology can empower people in extraordinary ways.

We need to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians and accept our fair share of refugees.