The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.

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. Professional liberals want the fiery debate. They glory in defeat. The hardest job for a politician today is to have the courage to be a moderate. It's easy to take an extreme position.

To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed.

The leadership for civil rights has to take place in the White House or it is going to take place in the streets.

Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves.

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

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