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

None of us would trade freedom of expression for the narrowness of the public censor. America is a free market for people who have something to say, and need not fear to say it.

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also rich in trouble.

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

There is a great deal of difference between living and surviving. You can survive in debauchery, even in sickness and despair. But you live with a spirit of vitality and a spirit of participation, of being wanted, and having something to contribute.

My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down.