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.

We do this in order to slow down aggression. We do this to increase the confidence of the brave people of South Vietnam who have bravely born this brutal battle for so many years with so many casualties. And we do this to convince the leaders of North Vietnam-and all who seek to share their conquest-of a simple fact: We will not be defeated. We will not grow tired. We will not withdraw either openly or under the cloak of a meaningless agreement.

In a thousand unseen ways we have drawn shape and strength from the land.

While you're saving your face, you're losing your ass.

I am a compromiser and maneuverer. I try to get something. That's the way our system works.

I feel like I just grabbed a big juicy worm with a right sharp hook in the middle of it.

Doing the right thing is not the problem. Knowing what the right thing is, that's the challenge.