We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect.

Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its parts - including the First Amendment and the strict separation of church and state.

Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail.

The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves.

It was involuntary. They sank my boat.

Genuine peace must be the product of many nations, the sum of many acts. It must be dynamic, not static, changing to meet the challenge of each new generation. For peace is a process-a way of solving problems.

A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor - go hand in hand.