I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it.

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

And this is the time. It is the time for this land to become again a witness to the world for what is noble and just in human affairs. It is the time to live more with faith and less with fear- with an abiding confidence that can sweep away the strongest barriers between us and teach us that we truly are brothers and sisters.

When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.

My heart does sometimes bleed for those who are hurting in my own country and abroad.