I have tried my best to give the nation everything I had in me. There are probably a million people who could have done the job better than I did it, but I had the job and I always quote an epitaph on a tombstone in a cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona: "Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damndest."

Of course I believe in free enterprise but in my system of free enterprise, the democratic principle is that there never was, never has been, never will be, room for the ruthless exploitation of the many for the benefit of the few.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace.

I never sit on a fence. I am either on one side or another.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

Being President is a little bit like riding a tiger. You have to keep riding, or else you will be swallowed up by it!