My goal was to make New Jersey's state government a model for all other states to emulate, hopefully thereby to stem, or at least slow down, the flow of power to the federal government.

I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.

In physics, to be in two places at the same time would be a miracle; in politics it seems not merely normal, but natural.

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.

Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey.

I would rather be respected than elected.