I have no use for those- regardless of their political party- who hold some foolish dream of spinning the clock back to days when unorganized labor was a huddled, almost helpless mass.

There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.

America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment.

Things have never been more like the way they are today in history.

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

Plans are nothing; planning is everything.

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