The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.

There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Like many things in our national life, we miscalculated. We overestimated our ability to control events, which is one of the great dangers of a great power. Power tends to be a substitute for judgment and wisdom.

My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side.

The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights

American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.