Hand in hand with freedom of speech goes the power to be heard, to share in the decisions of government which shape men's lives.
It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.
From the first moment of independence, the United States has been dedicated to innovation as a way of government and a way of life.
I can understand the Chinese Wall: it was built as a defense against marauders. But a wall such as that in Berlin, built to prevent people from seeking freedom, is almost beyond comprehension.
No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.
America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity - the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
In my judgment, physical fitness is basic to all forms of excellence and to a strong, confident nation.
The United States was born in revolution and nurtured by struggle. Throughout our history, the American people have befriended and supported all those who seek independence and a better way of life.
Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on.
But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response?
The world of sports knows no religious, racial or political differences. Athletes, from whatever land they come, speak the same language. The lessons of competition are lessons for life.
We must continue to prove to the world that we can provide a rising standard of living for all men without loss of civil rights or human dignity to any man.
Lack of education, old age, bad health or discrimination - these are causes of poverty, and the way to attack it is to go to the root.
If I get to be president, what can I do anyway? With Congress and the press, what chance do I have to make basic changes?
I am deeply impressed with the gravity and wisdom with which most federal judges approach the responsibility of sentencing. It is a difficult, soul-searching task at best.
Communism everywhere has paid the price of rigidity and dogmatism. Freedom has the strength of compassion and flexibility. It has, above all, the strength of intellectual honesty.
