America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.
Nelson RockefellerPolitics, of course, requires sweat, work, combat, and organization. But these should not be ugly words for and free people.
Nelson RockefellerThere is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over human needs. As long as Congress does not revise its priorities, our crisis is not just material, it is a crisis of the spirit.
Nelson Rockefeller