The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor Capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile -- it is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.

The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves.

The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmounious proportions to produce a creative intelligence.

I also want to take cognizance of the fact that this flight was made out in the open with all the possibilities of failure, which would have been damaging to our country's prestige. Because great risks were taken in that regard, it seems to me that we have some right to claim that this open society of ours which risked much, gained much.

Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength.

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.

Success has many fathers.