The gap between the rich and the poor is the most dangerous threat to world peace we have.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights

The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.

I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did in all my years of college.

My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Well, if a Little Fuzzy finds a door open, I’d like to know why he shouldn’t come in and look around.

Youth! youth! how buoyant are thy hopes they turn Like marigolds toward the sunny side.

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

Those who persevere in sin are those who are held in abhorrence by God, but those who abandon the ways of sin are loved by the Lord.

The South may not always be right, but by God it's never wrong!

I think the terrorism watch list in the United States went over a million people some years ago.

If I'm going to have something rich and yummy, I'm not reaching for prepackaged brownies. I'm going to make a pie from scratch.

Life always delivers the creative energy you need to change into the new thing you must become.

Americans are not terribly intelligent people. They need to read important things several times.