I strongly believe in Scouting. ... It's a source of great strength to us.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

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

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. There are some who say that communism is the wave of the future. Let them come to Berlin. And there are some who say in Europe and elsewhere we can work with the Communists. Let them come to Berlin. And there are even a few who say that it is true that communism is an evil system, but it permits us to make economic progress. Lass' sie nach Berlin kommen. Let them come to Berlin.

Most of us are conditioned for many years to have a political viewpoint - Republican or Democratic, liberal, conservative, or moderate. The fact of the matter is that most of the problems that we now face are technical problems, are administrative problems. They are very sophisticated judgments, which do not lend themselves to the great sort of passionate movements which have stirred this country so often in the past. - They deal with questions which are now beyond the comprehension of most men.

I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.

You know nothing for sure...except the fact that you know nothing for sure.