Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are and then make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that decision primarily for yourself because you can never really live anyone else's lie, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life and what you become yourself.

I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.

The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

Each generation supposes that the world was simpler for the one before it.