[N]o country can squander itself to prosperity on the ruin of its taxpayers.

It [freedom] is a thing of the spirit. Men must be free to worship, to think, to hold opinions, to speak without fear. They must be free to challenge wrong and oppression with the surety of justice.

The priceless treasure of boyhood is his endless enthusiasm, his high store of idealism, his affections and his hopes. When we preserve these, we have made men. We have made citizens and we have made Americans.

The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the night.

Please find me a one-armed economist so we will not always hear, "On the other hand..."

Children are our most valuable natural resource.

Love what is ahead by loving what has come before.