You knew that what is given or granted can be taken away, that what is begged can be refused; but that what is earned is kept.

Each generation makes it's own accounting to its children.

Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes.

Courage is the most important attribute of a lawyer. It is more important than competence or vision. It can never be an elective in any law school. It can never be de-limited, dated or outworn, and it should pervade the heart, the halls of justice and the chambers of the mind.

In Massachusetts they [Democratic politicians] steal, in California they feud, and in New York they lie.

The gross national product includes air pollution and advertising for cigarettes, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our doors, and jails for the people who break them ... It does not allow for the health of our families, the quality of thier education, or the joy of their play.

Our attitude towards immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the bottom to rise as far as the talent and energy allow. Neither race nor place of birth should affect their chances.