Justice delayed is democracy denied.

Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. This is not the case.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.

There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!

Budget deficits are not caused by wild-eyed spenders, but by slow economic growth and periodic recessions. And any new recession would break all deficit records. In short, it is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low, and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now.

What we seek to advance, what we seek to develop in all of our colleges and universities, are educated men and women who can bear the burdens of responsible citizenship, who can make judgments about life as it is, and as it must be, and encourage the people to make those decisions which can bring not only prosperity and security, but happiness to the people of the United Sates and those who depend upon it.