"We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all our citizens, whatever their background."

"The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world."

"I am not a magician. I am a human being. I have my weaknesses, I have my faults. But I am trying to do the best I can for the American people."

"We cannot afford to be without a national policy which will give every American a living wage, a decent home, and a fair chance to educate his children."

"The American people are not afraid of the future; they just want to know what it is."