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.

Poverty must not be a bar to learning and learning must offer an escape from poverty.

We live in a world that has narrowed into a neighborhood before it has broadened into a brotherhood.

All I have I would have given gladly not to be standing here today.

It may be, it just may be, that life as we know it with its humanity is more unique than many have thought.

We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. We have truly entered the century of the educated man.

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