That's one of the major lessons: no president should ever take this nation to war without full public debate in the Congress and/or in the public.

Short of nuclear war itself, population growth is the gravest issue the world faces. If we do not act, the problem will be solved by famine, riots, insurrection and war.

Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you.

The indefinite combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapons will lead to the destruction of nations.

Rationality will not save us.

There is no more important task in a democracy than resolving the differences among people and finding a course of action that will be supported by a sufficient number to permit the nation to achieve a better life for all.

One solitary God-centered, God-intoxicated man can do more to keep God's love alive and His presence felt in the world than a thousand half-hearted, talkative busy men living frightened, fragmented lives of quiet desperation.