Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable.

Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them.

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

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.

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.

I have no desire to go in for tyranny or to play the part of King Charles. I hate tyranny in any field of human activity.

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.