You cannot extend the mastery of government over the daily life of a people without somewhere making it master of people's souls and thoughts.... Every step in that direction poisons the very roots of liberalism. It poisons political equality, free speech, free press, and equality of opportunity. It is the road not to more liberty but to less liberty.

A boy has two jobs. One is just being a boy. The other is growing up to be a man.

When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.

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.

Every generation has the right to build its own world out of the materials of the past, cemented by the hopes of the future.

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

National character cannot be built by law. It is the sum of the moral fiber of its individuals.