The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history. Only the strong, only the industrious, only the determined, only the courageous, only the visionary who determine the real nature of our struggle can possibly survive.

Libraries should be open to all - except the censor. [Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]

Foreign aid is a method by which the United States maintains a position of influence and control around the world

A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor - go hand in hand.

I suppose if you could have only one thing, it would be that-energy. Without it, you haven't got a thing.

Easy money, sudden fortunes, increasingly powerful political machines and blatant corruption transformed much of the nation; and the Senate, as befits a democratic legislative body, accurately represented the nation.

Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.