We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy.
When I was young, poverty was so common that we didn’t know it had a name.
Poverty has many roots, but the tap root is ignorance.
For the first time in our history it is possible to conquer poverty.
Extremism is the pursuit of the presidency is an unpardonable vice. Moderation in the affairs of the nation is the highest virtue.
The exercise of power in this century has meant for all of us in the United States not arrogance, but agony.
The best way to begin disarming is to begin-and the United States is ready to conclude firm agreements in these areas and to consider any other reasonable proposal.
Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
You know there is no one in the world I would rather sleep with than Yuki.
There’s something special for everyone to do. Remember, no experience is a bad experience unless you gain nothing from it.
We don’t propose to sit here in our rocking chair with our hands folded and let the Communists set up any government in the Western Hemisphere.
If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word-voluntary.
In this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war; we must recognize the obligation to match national strength with national restraint.
Let no one ever think for a moment that national debate means national division.
It is a truism that education is no longer a luxury. Education in this day and age is a necessity.
Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met – obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.
There can no longer be anyone too poor to vote.
So here is the Great Society. It’s the time – and it’s going to be soon – when nobody in this country is poor.
The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth of its population come into balance. Each man and woman-and each nation-must make decisions of conscience and policy in the face of this great problem.
Nothing comes free. Nothing. Not even good, especially not good.