Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination.

We must not be misled by the claim that the source of all wisdom is in the government.

Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution.

I want more runs in baseball itself. When you were raised on a sandlot, where the scores ran twenty-three to sixty-one, you yearn for something more than a five to two score. You know as well as I do that the excitement, temperature and decibels of any big game today rise instantly when there is someone on base. It reaches ecstasy when somebody makes a run.

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

Governments know that the life of the world cannot be saved if the soul of the world is allowed to be lost.

Truly every generation discovers the world all new again and knows it can improve it.