The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history.

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

If you look throughout human history ... the central epiphany of every religious tradition always occurs in the wilderness.

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.