A man does what he must – in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers, and pressures – and that is the basis of all human morality.
I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: ‘I served in the United States Navy.
The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.
Our problems are manmade – therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man’s reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable – and we believe they can do it again.
And so it is to the printing press – to the recorder of man’s deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news – that we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.
The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the nation’s greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable.
There is inherited wealth in this country and also inherited poverty.
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
Our task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.
A boy spends his time finding a girl to sleep with. A real man spends his time looking for the one worth waking up to.
Whatever one’s religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its parts – including the First Amendment and the strict separation of church and state.