You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.

Libraries should be open to all - except the censor.

We do not want an official state church. If ninety-nine percent of the population were Catholics, I would still be opposed to it. I do not want civil power combined with religious power. I want to make it clear that I am committed as a matter of deep personal conviction to separation.

For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men have lived.

Our present tax system ... exerts too heavy a drag on growth ... It reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking ... The present tax load ... distorts economic judgments and channels an undue amount of energy into efforts to avoidtaxliabilities.