We will be remembered not for the power of our weapons but for the power of our compassion, our dedication to human welfare.

Equality means equality for all - no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits.

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known.

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

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.

The pursuit of peace resembles the building of a great cathedral. It is the work of a generation. In concept it requires a mater-architect; in execution, the labors of many.

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty.