Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.

If I had to live my life over again, I would have a different father, a different wife and a different religion.

We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect.

[High income tax rates] not only check consumption but discourage investment and encourage...the avoidance of taxes [rather] than the production of goods.[...]Our present tax system...reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking.

There is no city in the United States in which I can get a warmer welcome and fewer votes than Columbia, Ohio.

We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.

There is, in addition to a courage with which men die; a courage by which men must live.