Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere.

One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called "weasel words."

A leader is an average, everyday person who is highly motivated.

The country is the place for children, and if not the country, a city small enough so that one can get out into the country.

I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.

Toward all other nations, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship. We must show not only in our words, but in our deeds, that we are earnestly desirous of securing their good will by acting toward them in a spirit of just and generous recognition of all their rights.

In foreign affairs we must make up our minds that whether we wish it or not, we are a great people and must play a great part in the world. It is not open to us to choose whether we will play that great part or not.