This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

Never give in and never give up.

The road to freedom, here and everywhere, begins in the classroom.

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

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.

I am not here to judge whether people are locked in poverty because of themselves or because of the society in which they live. All I know is that they are there and we are trying to do something about it.

Surely anyone who has ever been elected to public office understands that one commodity above all others, namely the trust and confidence of the people, is fundamental in maintaining a free and open political system.