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

America is the moral force that defeated communism and all those who would put the human soul itself into bondage.

I believe Moses was 80 when God first commissioned him for public service.

The years ahead will be great ones for our country, for the cause of freedom and the spread of civilization. The West will not contain Communism, it will transcend Communism. We will not bother to denounce it, we'll dismiss it as a sad, bizarre chapter in human history whose last pages are even now being written.

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

The despicable North Korean attack in Rangoon deprived us of trusted advisers and friends. So many of those who died had won admirers in America as they studied with us or guided us with their counsel. I personally recall the wisdom and composure of Foreign Minister Lee, with whom I met in Washington just a few short months ago. To the families and countrymen of all those who were lost, America expresses its deep sorrow.

Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program.