Man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.

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 highest duty of the writer, the composer, the artist, is to remain true to himself and to let the chips fall where they may.

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.

We support the security of both Israel and her neighbors.

I ask particularly that those of you who are now in school will prepare yourselves to bear the burden of leadership over the next 40 years here in the United States, and make sure that the United States - which I believe almost alone has maintained watch and ward for freedom - that the United States meet its responsibility. That is a wonderful challenge for us as a people.

A child miseducated is a child lost.