The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.'

A nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what it preaches about equal rights and social justice will be respected by those whose choice affects our future.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.

We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these day-care centers, which seems to me to be money very wisely spent, and also under consideration of the tax bill, that we can consider the needs of the working mothers, and both of these will be very helpful, and I would like to lobby in their behalf.

We need men who can dream of things that never were.