I really believe life is simple. It's all the other people that make things complicated.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

Economic power is not the same as strength of national character. Our country may be rich in goods, but we are poor in spirit.

The peace we seek in the world is not the flimsy peace which is merely an interlude between wars, but a peace which can endure for generations to come. It is important that we understand both the necessity and the limitations of America's role in maintaining that peace. Unless we in America work to preserve the peace, there will be no peace. Unless we in America work to preserve freedom, there will be no freedom.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.

If, when the chips are down, the worlds most powerful nation, the United States of America, acts like a pitiful, helpless giant, the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy will threaten free nations and free institutions throughout the world.