A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation.

During a campaign the air is full of speeches - and vice versa.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, — so good night!

... most Amazonians don't want to give others the power to threaten them with physical injury if they don't do as they are told. Maybe we should better be asking what it says about ourselves that we feel this attitude needs any sort of explanation.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or with fear. We can gain it only if we proceed with the understanding, the confidence, and the courage which flow from conviction.