Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex is a matter of simple justice

Against the dark background of the atomic bomb, the United States does not wish merely to present strength, but also the desire and the hope for peace.

This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign.

If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.

Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age. Rather we should turn to those inner things - call them what you will - I mean those intangibles that are the real treasures free men possess.

When I was a small boy in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing. I told him I wanted to be a real Major League baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he'd like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish.

A good teacher is one who can understand those who are not very good at explaining, and explain to those who are not very good at understanding.