Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.

I think an appeal to American idealism and willingness to sacrifice would be an important contribution, because what is happening now in many countries, not yet in the United States, but in many European countries, it's the inability of government to ask for sacrifices of its people.

The elderly are useless eaters.

The nuclear weapons were not useful for the achievement of political objectives.

Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at meetings "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer." [...] But since the Freedom of Information Act, I'm afraid to say things like that.

We must learn to distinguish morality from moralizing.

Our nation is uniquely endowed to play a creative and decisive role in the new order which is taking form around us.