There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair.

Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its parts - including the First Amendment and the strict separation of church and state.

The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.

If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must motivate any true artist, makes him aware that our nation falls short of its highest potential. I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist.

The American presidency will demand more than ringing manifestos issued from the rear of the battle. It will demand that the President place himself in the very thick of the fight; that he care passionately about the fate of the people he leads .

Foreign aid is a method by which the United States maintains a position of influence and control around the world

Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. This is not the case.