Only in winter can you tell which trees are truly green. Only when the winds of adversity blow can you tell whether an individual or a country has steadfastness.

American history is not something dead and over. It is always alive,always growing, always unfinished.

If we are to go only halfway or reduce our sights in the face of difficulty... it would be better to not go at all.

The leadership of the American Legion has not had a constructive thought for the benefit of this country since 1918.

For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for mans allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence.

Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.

Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.