No government or social system is so evil that its people must be considered as lacking in virtue.
Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I think that both baseball and the country will endure.
I see little more important to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist.
We can have faith in the future only if we have faith in ourselves.
Nuclear weapons are so destructive and ballistic missiles are so swift, that any substantially increased possibility of their use or any sudden change in their deployment may well be regarded as a definite threat to peace.
Israel was not created in order to disappear. Israel will endure and flourish.
Compromise does not mean cowardice.
Our economy today depends upon women in the labor force. One out of three workers is a woman. Today, there are almost 25 million women employed, and their number is rising faster than the number of men in the labor force.
Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder.
While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity-for the average woman worker earns only 60 percent of the average wage for men-this legislation is a significant step forward.
Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It’s the system that functions in the pinches that survive.
Be aware of danger-but recognize the opportunity.
When I was growing up I had three wishes. I wanted to be a Lindbergh-type hero, learn Chinese, and become a member of The Algonquin Round Table.
I can evade questions without help; what I need is answers.
I am grateful to those Members of Congress who worked so diligently to guide the Equal Pay Act through. It is a first step. It affirms our determination that when women enter the labor force they will find equality in their pay envelopes.
It is time for a new generation of leadership.
Food is strength, and food is peace, and food is freedom, and food is a helping hand to people around the world whose good will and friendship we want.
Our nation is founded on the principal that observance of the law is the eternal safeguard of liberty and defiance of the law is the surest road to tyranny.
The most ideal approach to advance is the way of opportunity.
It takes two to make peace.