All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.

We have all seen these circus elephants complete with tusks, ivory in their head and thick skins, who move around the circus ring and grab the tail of the elephant ahead of them.

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.

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life.

We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution.

The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.

Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life.