Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them - this is of the essence of leadership.

The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion; and this sweeping political power is unrestrained by any law. It deter- mines what people will talk and think about-an authority that in other nations is reserved for tyrants, priests, parties and mandarins.

Every American election summons the individual voter to weigh the past against the future.

Closeness to power heightens the dignity of all men.

The gusto of one, the indignation of the other; the challenge of the one party, the response of the other; the eloquence and the comedy, the passion and the issues were ours-no other country can provide them.

There is no excitement anywhere in the world, short of war, to match the excitement of the American presidential campaign.

The President's decisions make the weather, and if he is great enough, change the climate, too.