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 have always felt that the real purpose of government is to enhance the lives of people and that a leader can best do that by restraining government in most cases instead of enlarging it at every opportunity.

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.

The old question still remains: Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?

He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan]

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.