I believe in the American tradition of separation of church and state which is expressed in the First Amendment to the Constitution. By my office - and by personal conviction - I am sworn to uphold that tradition.

Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation.

Whoever won't fight when the President calls him, deserves to be kicked back in his hole and kept there.

The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure.

Effective law enforcement and social justice must be pursued together, as the foundation of our efforts against crime.

Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I'm going to Viet Nam's aid!

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.