The free world knows, out of the bitter wisdom of experience, that vigilance and sacrifice are the price of liberty.

It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

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

It is only common sense to recognize that the great bulk of Americans, whether Republican or Democrat, face many common problems and agree on a number of basic objectives.

Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

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.