Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents.

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

The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.

You cannot win a battle in any arena merely by defending yourself.

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man.

Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.

The recent upsurge of public concern over environmental questions reflects a belated recognition that man has been too cavalier in his relations with nature. Unless we arrest the depredations that have been inflicted so carelessly on our natural systems-which exist in an intricate set of balances-we face the prospect of ecological disaster.