To me party platforms are contracts with the people.

France is France and a grand place for Frenchman.

We have gone a long way toward civilization and religious tolerance, and we have a good example in this country. Here the many Protestant denominations, the Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church do not seek to destroy one another in physical violence just because they do not interpret every verse of the Bible in exactly the same way. Here we now have the freedom of all religions, and I hope that never again will we have a repetition of religious bigotry, as we have had in certain periods of our own history. There is no room for that kind of foolishness here.

Most of the time most people know the right thing to do ...its the doing of it that gives them trouble

I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if He had taken a poll in the land of Israel? Where would the Reformation have gone if Martin Luther had taken a poll? It isn't polls or public opinion alone of the moment that counts.

When you have to deal with a beast, you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true.

If you can't convince them [with your logic] then just confound them [with your wit.]