We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.

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.

O God, Thy Sea Is So Great And My Boat Is So Small.

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations.

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.

Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors.

There are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor—it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement. And history teaches us that enmities between nations, as between individuals, do not last forever...

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

The full use of your powers along lines of excellence.

When we got into office the thing that surprised me the most was that things were as bad as we'd been saying they were.

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.