No country can possibly move ahead, no free society can possibly be sustained, unless it has an educated citizenry whose qualities of mind and heart permit it to take part in the complicated and increasingly sophisticated decisions that pour not only upon the President and upon the Congress, but upon all the citizens who exercise the ultimate power.

When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize - nor could any man realize who does not bear the burdens of this office - how heavy and constant would be those burdens

If we fail to encourage physical development and prowess, we will undermine our capcity for thought, for work, and for use of those skills vital to an expanding and complex America.

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.

History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.

If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.

The Jewish people, ever since David slew Goliath, have never considered youth as a barrier to leadership.