It is in that spirit, the spirit of '76, that I ask you to rise and join me in a toast to Chairman Mao, to Premier Chou, to the people of our two countries, and to the hope of our children that peace and harmony can be the legacy of our generation to theirs.

If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many different subjects, the confidentiality of the office of the president would always be suspect.

Because the public lands belong to all Americans, this 1872 Mining Act should be repealed.

While might certainly does not make right, neither does right by itself make might.

People should not have to pay for pollution they do not cause.

...we must strike a balance so that the protection of our irreplaceable heritage becomes as important as its use. The price of economic growth need not and will not be deterioration in the quality of our lives and our surroundings.

When I grow up, I want to be an honest lawyer so things like that can't happen.