We did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else.

The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources--because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.

I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it.

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.

Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present.

If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word-voluntary.

It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention.