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

If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get fresh water from saltwater, ..(this) would be in the long-range interests of humanity which could really dwarf any other scientific accomplishments.

We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter.

... the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy.