The great enemy of the truth is not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest but the myth persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

We shall pay any price, bear any burden, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.

There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.

I know there is a God - I see the storm coming and I see his hand in it - if he has a place then I am ready - we see the hand.

The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.

Harvard gave me an education, but Junior Chamber gave me an education for life.