It is essential that we take steps to prevent chemical substances from becoming environmental hazards. Unless we develop better methods to assure adequate testing of chemicals, we will be inviting the environmental crisis of the future.

Nobody is a friend of ours. Let's face it.

I see the face of a child. He lives in a great city. He is black. Or he is white. He is Mexican, Italian, Polish. None of that matters. What matters, he's an American child.

I'd like to see people, instead of spending so much time on the ethical problem, get after the problems that really affect the people of this country

The Italians . . . you can't find one who is honest.

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of this office, which is a continuing battle.

The communists have lost the cold war, but the west has not yet won it.