“The boldness to face them, face them square.”

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

In America any boy may become President, and I suppose it’s just one of the risks he takes.

You know, you really can’t beat a household commodity

Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or make the deserts bloom.

The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.

Then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.

But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.

And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven.

Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy

Not to destroy but to construct

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.

I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign… a

Dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil