My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.

And this I do believe above all, especially in times of greater discouragement, that I must BELIEVE-that I must believe in my fellow people-that I must believe in myself-that I must believe in God-if life is to have any meaning.

Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought.

As long as there are big corporations, there will be big unions. The economic power of big business will be matched by the economic power of the big unions.

My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.

Freedom unexercised may be freedom forfeited. The preservation of freedom is in the hands of the people themselves - not of the government.

Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods