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.

The way we treat our children in the dawn of their lives and the way we treat our elderly in the twilight of their lives is a measure of the quality of a nation.

If today there is a proper American "sphere of influence" it is this fragile sphere called earth upon which all men live and share a common fate--a sphere where our influence must be for peace and justice.

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything.

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