To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.

There is nothing, I think, more unfortunate than to have soft, chubby, fat-looking children who go to watch their school play basketball every Saturday and regard that as their weeks exercise.

A medical revolution has extended the life of our elder citizens without providing the dignity and security those later years deserve.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

When power corrupts, poetry cleanses

If my church attempted to influence me in a way which was improper or which affected adversely my responsibilities as a public servant sworn to uphold the Constitution, then I would reply to them that this was an improper action on their part. It was one to which I could not subscribe.