I do not believe in shooting anything that cannot shoot back.

When a leader is in the Democratic Party he's a boss. When he's in the Republican Party he's nothing but a leader.

It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work.

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any man to serve in that capacity.

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

The greatest honor that has come to me, and that can ever come to me in my life, is to be Grand Master of Masons in Missouri.