"I can only say that I have tried to do my best, and that I have tried to do what I believed to be right."

"I firmly believe that the American people will always choose the right path, once they are shown the facts."

"There's no use in being a leader if you don't have anyone to follow you."

"I'm not a man given to making rash decisions. I think things through carefully."

"When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were--to the very last minute--a chance to lose it."