"Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion."

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

"Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin."

"In the councils of government we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

"The paradox of freedom is that the light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance."

"Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself."

"The paradox of freedom is that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"Freedom is from within."