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

I assure you that it is our desire and intention to keep the doors of consultation always and fully open. There must never be a final word between friends.

If our founding fathers were alive today, they'd roll over in their graves.

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

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.

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.

Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America.