Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the rights of the individual and his freedom in the exercise of his abilities. Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do

The human race has reached a turning point. Man has opened the secrets of nature and mastered new powers. If he uses them wisely, he can reach new heights of civilization. If he uses them foolishly, they may destroy him. Man must create the moral and legal framework for the world which will insure that his new powers are used for good and not for evil.

The difficulty with businessmen entering politics, after they've had a successful business career, is that they want to start at the top.

It is time that all Americans realized that the place of labor is side by side with the businessman and with the farmer, and not one-degree lower.