If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.

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

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency.

Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on, or someone must write "The End" to it. I have concluded that only I can do that. And if I can, I must.

Government exists to create and preserve conditions in which people can translate their ideas into practical reality. In the best of times, much is lost in translation. But we try.

We must introduce a new balance in the relationship between the individual and the government--a balance that favors greater individual freedom and self-reliance.

We . . . declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers.