If today there is a proper American "sphere of influence" it is this fragile sphere called earth upon which all men live and share a common fate--a sphere where our influence must be for peace and justice.

If I believe in something, I will fight for it, with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing.

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.