Peace is precious to us. It is the way of life we strive for with all the strength and wisdom we possess. But more precious than peace are freedom and justice. We will fight, if fight we must, to keep our freedom and to prevent justice from being destroyed.

Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.

You members of this Conference are to be the architects of the better world. In your hands rests our future.

We all have to recognise - no matter how great our strength - that we must deny ourselves the licence to do always as we please.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.

The way in which you endure that which you must endure is more important than the crisis itself.