The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life.

It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.

The true democracy, living and growing and inspiring, puts its faith in the people - faith that the people will not simply elect men who will represent their views ably and faithfully, but will also elect men who will exercise their conscientious judgment - faith that the people will not condemn those whose devotion to principle leads them to unpopular courses, but will reward courage, respect honor, and ultimately recognize right.

I can evade questions without help; what I need is answers

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.

We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.

We are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence — on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day