If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

The problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use; of how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public.

The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require many years of training and education.

It is not our wealth that built our roads, but it is our roads that built our wealth.

It's only when they join together in a forward movement that this country moves ahead.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods.

No American is ever made better off by pulling a fellow American down, and all of us are made better off whenever any one of us is made better off.