A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character.

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!

Not every reader is a leader, but every leader must be a reader.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

It can be lost, and it will be, if the time ever comes when these documents are regarded not as the supreme expression of our profound belief, but merely as curiosities in glass cases.

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

It isn't polls or public opinion at the moment that counts. It is right and wrong and leadership--men with fortitude, honesty, and a belief in the right that makes epochs in the history of the world.