The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet.

Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.

In our democracy every young person should have an equal opportunity to obtain a higher education, regardless of his station in life or financial means.

You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize - nor could any man realize who does not bear the burdens of this office - how heavy and constant would be those burdens

My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.