Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

In order to be a leader a man must have followers. And to have followers, a man must have their confidence.

They [the founders] proclaimed to all the world the revolutionary doctrine of the divine rights of the common man. That doctrine has ever since been the heart of the American faith.

Beware the influence of the military-industrial complex.

Peace signifies more than the stilling of guns, easing the sorrow of war. More than escape from death, it is a way of life. More than a haven for the weary, it is a hope for the brave.

I believe that without free enterprise there can be no democracy.

We need an adequate defense, but every arms dollar we spend above adequacy has a long-term weakening effect upon the nation and its security.