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

Peace demands more, not less, from a people. Peace lacks the clarity of purpose and the cadence of war. War is scripted: peace is improvisation.

I've analyzed the best I can... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course.

You know very well that whether you are on page one or page thirty depends on whether they fear you. It's as simple as that.

The 1970s must be the years when America pays its debt to the past by reclaiming the purity of its air, its waters, and our living environment. It is literally now or never.

Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.