I believe strongly in the Constitutional principle of separating church and state. Our founders were right in fearing that religious freedom would be threatened in the long run by a departure from governmental neutrality in spiritual matters.

But as a philosopher said, one day after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, after all the scientific and technological achievements, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.

Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than what divides us.

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.

It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.

Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.

Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them?