In reality, though, the first thing to ask of history is that it should point out to us the paths of liberty. The great lesson to draw from revolutions is not that they devour humanity but rather that tyranny never fails to generate them.

The new frontier lies not beyond the planets but within each one of us.

I don't believe you can contain ideas by military force.

I was too busy doing my job and living my life to spend time keeping notes for some future volume of memoirs.

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat.

The most beautiful missionaries I saw were those who talked less about religion but who were very generous in their approach.

Obviously I prefer freedom, but I know, and I think all history has told us, that freedom cannot flow from anarchy and disorder.