Nothing is more important in our national life than the welfare of our children.

Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.

At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not a free one.

I am proud of my part in the creation of this new state. Our Government was the first to recognize the State of Israel.

I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he'd taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if he'd taken a poll in Israel? Where would the Reformation have gone if Martin Luther had taken a poll?

The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.

Of course, there are dangers in religious freedom and freedom of opinion. But to deny these rights is worse than dangerous, it is absolutely fatal to liberty.