I am the first to admit that I am no great orator or no person that got where I have gotten by any William Jennings Bryan technique.

I recognize the need for technology that enriches life while preserving our natural environment. My goal is to stimulate productivity, but use technology to redeem, not to destroy our environment.

It feels like getting a back massage from the Grim Reaper: one must get comfortable with the most horrifying things in the world.

I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right.

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.

The Declaration [of Independence] was not a protest against government, but against the excess of government. It prescribed the proper role of government, to secure the rights of individuals and to effect their safety and happiness. In modern society, no individual can do this alone. So government is not a necessary evil but a necessary good.

I am determined to seek self-sufficiency in energy as an urgent national priority. My goal is to make America independent of foreign energy sources by 1985.