My country's history, Mr. President, tells us that it is possible to fashion unity while cherishing diversity, that common action is possible despite the variety of races, interests, and beliefs we see here in this chamber. Progress and peace and justice are attainable. So we say to all peoples and governments: Let us fashion together a new world order.

The art of good foreign policy is to understand and to take into consideration the values of a society, to realize them at the outer limit of the possible.

What China would do, I cannot predict. China has all but given up the claim to the use of force, except in the circumstance of Taiwan declaring its independence. That is a huge step forward over what the situation was many years ago.

90% of politicians give the other 10% a bad name.

If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

One thing I don't want around me is a military intellectual. I don't have to worry about you on that score.