Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.

Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable.

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.

You're in there with me. Personally.

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.

In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.

We do not seek the unanimity that comes to those who water down all issues to the lowest common denominator - or to those who conceal their differences behind fixed smiles - or to those who measure unity by standards of popularity and affection, instead of trust and respect. We are allies. This is a partnership, not an empire. We are bound to have differences and disappointments - and we are equally bound to bring them out into the open, to settle them where they can be settled, and to respect each other's views when they cannot be settled.