But if the life will not be easy, it will be rich and satisfying. For every young American who participates in the Peace Corps-who works in a foreign land-will know that he or she is sharing in the great common task of bringing to man that decent way of life which is the foundation of freedom and a condition of peace.

[High income tax rates] not only check consumption but discourage investment and encourage...the avoidance of taxes [rather] than the production of goods.[...]Our present tax system...reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking.

Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

Harry Truman once said, 'There are 14 or 15 million Americans who have the resources to have representatives in Washington to protect their interests, and that the interests of the great mass of the other people - the 150 or 160 million - is the responsibility of the president of the United States, and I propose to fulfill it.'

The guiding principle of this Nation has been, is now, and ever shall be IN GOD WE TRUST.

If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.

The function and responsibility of the President is to set before the American people the unfinished business, the things we must do if we are going to succeed as a nation.