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.

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

If an American, because his skin is dark, cannot eat lunch in a restaurant open to the public, if he cannot send his children to the best public school available, if he cannot vote for the public officials who represent him, if, in short, he cannot enjoy the full and free life which all of us want, then who among us would be content to have the color of his skin changed and stand in his place? Who among us would then be content with the counsels of patience and delay?

The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.

The processes of growth are gradual, bearing fruit in a decade, not a day.

Never let your fears hold you back from pursuing your hopes.

What's the use of being Irish if the world doesn't break your heart?