If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom. The two are inseparable partners in the great adventure of humanity.

The Gross National Product measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile.

When you teach a man to hate and fear his brother, when you teach that he is a lesser man because of his color or his beliefs or the policies he pursues, when you teach that those who differ from you threaten your freedom or your job or your family, then you also learn to confront others not as fellow citizens but as enemies...

I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and I have such strong feelings about what must be done.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain

I now know how Tojo felt when he was planning Pearl Harbor.

After all, a bank without assets is hardly a bank at all.