There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late.

The measure of a civilization is how it treats those at the dawn of life, the margins of life and the twilight of life.

The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible.

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

What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.

I do not feel that we should allow a shortage of funds to prevent cities from financing needed projects.

Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart - it's all a person has.