Nearly forty years ago, a distinguished Prime Minister of this country ... said, 'They may not be angels but they are at least our friends.'* I must say that I do not think that we probably demonstrated in that forty years that we are angels yet, but I hope we have demonstrated that we are at least friends.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

We must live our lives in such a way that our children, and their children after them, will form a natural and lasting commitment to the vigorous life. Only in this way can we be assured that the spirit and strength of America will be constantly replenished.

Self-government requires qualities of self-denial and restraint.

I have said that control of arms is a mission that we undertake particularly for our children and our grandchildren and that they have no lobby in Washington.

We support the security of both Israel and her neighbors.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.