I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

Knowledge-full, unfettered knowledge of its own heritage, of freedom's enemies, of the whole world of men and ideas-this knowledge is a free people's surest strength.

The Founding Father expressed in words for all to read the ideal of Government based upon the dignity of the individual. That ideal previously had existed only in the hearts and minds of men. They produced the timeless documents upon which the Nation is rounded and has grown great. They, recognizing God as the author of individual fights, declared that the purpose of Government is to secure those rights.

The true purpose of education is to prepare young men and women for effective citizenship in a free form of government.

No one should be appointed to political office if he is a seeker after it.

I say when you get into a war, you should win as quick as you can, because your losses become a function of the duration of the war. I believe when you get in a war, get everything you need and win it.

The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.