The people of Central America - and, in a broader sense, the entire developing world - need to know first-hand that freedom and opportunity are not just for the elite, but the birthright of every citizen; that property is not just something enjoyed by a few, but can be owned by any individual who works hard and makes correct decisions.

I think the presidency is an institution over which you have temporary custody.

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.

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

My dream is to see the day when nuclear weapons will be banished from the face of the Earth.

I'll be like Scarlett O'Hara-I'll think about it tomorrow.

We can't socialize the doctors without socializing the patients.