The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector.

If our planes were shot down, yes, they's wake me right away. If the other fellows' were shot down, why wake me up?

The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual.

When the Commander-in-Chief of a nation finds it necessary to order employees of the government or agencies of the government to do things that would technically break the law, he has to be able to declare it legal for them to do that.

We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They were all on a diet.

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way.