The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.

Communism denies God, enslaves men, and destroys justice.

I let the American people down.

If we succeed, it will not be because of what we have, but it will be because of what we are; not because of what we own, but, rather because of what we believe.

Because of the realities of human nature, perfect peace is achieved in two places only: in the grave and at the typewriter.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top - or on the bottom. I guess I'm something of a fatalist. You have to have a sense of history, I think, to survive some of these things... Life is one crisis after another.