Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself.

The other day, someone told me the difference between a democracy and a people's democracy. It's the same difference between a jacket and a straitjacket.

I've always thought New Year's Day was an especially American tradition, full of the optimism and hope we're famous for in our daily lives -- an energy and confidence we call the American spirit. Perhaps because we know we control our own destiny, we believe deep down inside that working together we can make each new year better than the old.

Double - no, triple - our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth.

The great dynamic success of capitalism had given us a powerful weapon in our battle against Communism-money.

There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

We must always meet our obligation to those who fall behind without our assistance. But let's remember, without a race there can be no champion, no records broken, no excellence - in education or any other walk of life.