There is danger in the concentration of control in the television and radio networks, especially in the large television and radio stations; danger in the concentration of ownership in the press...and danger in the increasing concentration of selection by book publishers and reviewers and by the producers of radio and television programs.

No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.

Never say anything in a national campaign that anyone might remember.

You know when I first thought I might have a chance? When I realized that you could go into any bar in the country and insult Lyndon Johnson and nobody would punch you in the nose.

I would not want to put him in charge of snake control in Ireland.

The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.

The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don't know I'm running. We hope that figure won't drop when they learn I'm in the race.