"The issue of government has always been whether individual men and women will have the opportunity to develop their talents and to live their lives in freedom."

"We cannot be content, no matter how high the standard of living in America, if that standard is based on the exploitation of the human family in other parts of the world."

"We are a nation of many nationalities, of many races, of many religions—but we are all Americans."

"The American people are a generous people, and they will always respond to an appeal to their better natures."

"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."