Without God, there would be no American form of Government, nor an American way of life.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

In this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war.

I despise all adjectives that try to describe people as liberal or conservative, rightist or leftist, as long as they stay in the useful part of the road.

Our government makes no sense unless it is founded on a deeply held religious belief - and I don't care what it is.

Every gathering of Americans-whether a few on the porch of a crossroads store or massed thousands in a great stadium-is the possessor of a potentially immeasurable influence on the future.

There is very little that our government or any government can do to plant the seeds of international understanding in the hearts and minds of people around the world. If people by the millions can reach out their hands in friendship and communicate directly warmth, personal interest and respect, it will be a real beginning in the struggle for a peaceful world.