Presidential Quotes - Page 6

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have faith in it now.

Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.

America is best described by one word, freedom.

Let them impeach and be damned.

The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.

The ability to produce every necessity of life renders us independent in war as well as in peace.

If you've got a business - you didn't build that.

Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated.

Like NASCAR race drivers or PGA golfers, why not require each of the [US presidential] candidates to cover their clothing, briefcases and staff with the logo patches of their corporate sponsors?

Who can guarantee that he [Alexander Milinkevich, a Belarussian opposition presidential candidate] is the most promising candidate capable of competing with the incumbent president?

[American Communist Party] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections.

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.

One of the tests of the civilization of people is the treatment of its criminals.

For one true measure of a nation is its success in fulfilling the promise of a better life for each of its members. Let this be the measure of our nation.

Tell him to go to hell.

We have a presidential election coming up. And I think the big problem, of course, is that someone will win.

There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.

Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination.

He tells so many lies that he convinces himself after a while that he's telling the truth. He just doesn't recognize truth or falsehood.

...International education cannot be the work of one country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. It calls for free exchange and full collaboration...The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which grows only when it is shared.

One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called "weasel words."

The fellow has absolutely no principles."Money and gall" is all he has.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

I debated in high school! If you told things that weren't true or just made things out of whole cloth, you were penalized. It's too bad they don't apply the same standards to presidential candidates as they do to high school students.