Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root... Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used, for the ultimate determinant in the struggle that's now going on in the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas, a trial of spiritual resolve, the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish, the ideals to which we are dedicated.

Presidents come and go. History comes and goes, but principles endure.

Whether meeting with leaders and parents concerned about drugs in Bonn, Lisbon, or with the Holy Father at the Vatican, or doing a pretty fair flamenco in Madrid, I think Nancy's one of the best ambassadors America's ever had.

I don't think any of us should forget that the security of America is our highest responsibility.

For the eight years I was president I never let my dream of a nuclear-free world fade from my mind.

The torch of liberty is hot; warms those who hold it high; burns those who try to extinguish it.