I don't want this office, this responsibility, any longer, even if you want me. Find the strongest and most able and God bless you. Good-bye.

It's not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot.

I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.

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

The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against us.

Canada's eminent position today is a tribute to the patience, tolerance, and strength of character of her people, of both French and British strains. For Canada is enriched by the heritage of France as well as of Britain, and Quebec has imparted the vitality and spirit of France itself to Canada. Canada's notable achievement of national unity and progress through accommodation, moderation and forbearance can be studied with profit by her sister nations.

With firm faith in our hearts, to sustain us along the hard road to victory, we will find our way to a secure peace, for the ultimate benefit of all humanity.