I hate churches, all of them. But they used to know something about the importance of silence.

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.

We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes.

What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it.

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.