All of us in the Senate live in an iron lung-the iron lung of politics, and it is no easy task to emerge from that rarified atmosphere in order to breathe the same fresh air our constituents breathe.
The time is not far off when many nations in many parts of the world of many political shades and commitments will possess nuclear or even thermonuclear weapons.
We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests.
A nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what it preaches about equal rights and social justice will be respected by those whose choice affects our future.
The earth, the sea and air are the concern of every nation. And science, technology, and education can be the ally of every nation.
Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.
I know there is a God – I see the storm coming and I see his hand in it – if he has a place then I am ready – we see the hand.
Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.
It is true that my predecessor did not object, as I do, to pictures of one’s golf skill in action. But neither, on the other hand, did he ever bean a Secret Serviceman.
History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.
Any danger spot is tenable if men, brave men, will make it so.
Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of the people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance.
I want every American to be free to stand up for his rights, even if sometimes he has to sit down for them.
If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.
Justice delayed is democracy denied.
The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves.
Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. All our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.
We live in a hemisphere whose own revolution has given birth to the most powerful force of the modern age; the search for freedom and self fulfillment of man.
The problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use; of how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public.
We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.