At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom.

The future holds little hope for any government where the present holds no hope for the people.

We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.

If we quit Vietnam, tomorrow we'll be fighting in Hawaii, and next week we'll have to fight in San Francisco.

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.