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

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

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

The necessary and wise subordination of the military to civil power must be sustained.

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.

Now all of us deplore this vast military spending. Yet, in the face of the Soviet attitude, we realize its necessity. Whatever the cost, America will keep itself secure. But in the process we must not, by our own hand, destroy or distort the American system. This we could do by useless overspending. I know one sure way to overspend. That is by overindulging sentimental attachments to outmoded military machines and concepts.

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.