We have the disgrace of racial discrimination, or we have prejudice against people because of their religion. We have not had the courage to uproot these things, although we know they are wrong.

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

And the next thing is that every war is going to astonish you in the way it occurred, and in the way it is carried out.

Only by trusting in God can a man carrying responsibility find repose.

Teachers need our active support and encouragement. They are doing one of the most necessary and exacting jobs in the land. They are developing our most precious national resource: our children, our future citizens.

No battle was ever won according to plan, but no battle was ever won without one.

For all that we cherish and justly desire - for ourselves or for our children - the securing of peace is the first requisite.