I believe that in our constant search for security we can never gain any peace of mind until we secure our own soul.

I am running against no one. I'd like to be President. I think my experience and my record are greater than any other candidate or any other of the unannounced candidates. It's a real challenge, and that's one of the paramount things. When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

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.

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

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

Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism, are all too frequently those who . . . ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism-the right to criticize, the right to hold unpopular beliefs, the right to protest, the right of independent thought.

Freedom unexercised may become freedom forfeited.