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

Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom.

We also need the provisions in the tax bill that will permit working mothers to increase the deduction from income tax liability for costs incurred in providing care for their children while the mothers are working. In October the Commission on the Status of Women will report to me. This problem should have a high priority, and I think that whatever we leave undone this year we must move on this in January.

In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.

It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won.

Automation does not need to be our enemy. I think machines can make life easier for men, if men do not let the machines dominate them.