Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past - let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.

Compromise does not mean cowardice.

Whether I serve one or two terms in the Presidency, I will find myself at the end of that period at what might be called the awkward age-too old to begin a new career and too young to write my memoirs.

You're in there with me. Personally.

I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.

When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'