The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.

For plague and pestilence, plunder and pollution, the hazards of nature and the hunger of children are the foes of every nation. The earth, the sea and the air are the concern of every nation.

The only significance of analyzing the past is that it does give us some key to the future.

Just because we cannot see clearly te end of the road, that is no reason for not setting out on the essential journey.

Those [presidents] who were strongest intellectually were also strongest spiritually.

By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy... The Second Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important.

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.