Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.
Peaceful circulation has been interupted by barbed wire and concrete blocks. For a city or a people to be truly free, they must have the secure right, without economic, political or police pressure, to make their own choices and live their own lives.
The guiding principle of this Nation has been, is now, and ever shall be IN GOD WE TRUST.
I was never accepted into certain parts of New England society because my grandfather was an Irish barkeep.
When things don’t go well they like to blame presidents; and that’s something that presidents are paid for.
The credit of success is claimed by all, while a disaster is attributed to one alone.
If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.
The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.
I can’t see that it’s wrong to give him a little legal experience before he goes out to practice law.
No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.
While we cannot guarantee that we shall one day be first, we can guarantee that any failure to make this effort will make us last.
If there is one path above all others to war, it is the path of weakness and disunity.
A life of complete leisure is the hardest work of all.
In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration.
There are only two realities in life: death and laughter. We can do nothing to change the former, so we might as well do all we can to save the latter.
Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep.
It is not our wealth that built our roads, but it is our roads that built our wealth.
I think the American people expect more from us than cries of indignation and attack. The times are too grave, the challenge too urgent, and the stakes too high – to permit the customary passions of political debate.
Man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.
Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.