No man can hope to be elected in his state without being photographed eating a hot dog at Nathan's Famous.
There are many other possibilities more enlightening than the struggle to become the local doctor's most affluent ulcer case.
The chief problem of the low-income farmers is poverty.
As President, I would work toward international creation of a new world order.
Politics, of course, requires sweat, work, combat, and organization. But these should not be ugly words for and free people.
Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visited upon us and maybe were going to benefit from it.
It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.
I am a great believer in planning- economic, social, political, military, total world planning.
The nation-state is becoming less and less competent to perform its international political tasks... These are some of the reasons pressing us to lead vigorously toward the true building of a new world order.
You have a challenge; never quit!
The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything
I do not believe it right for one group to impose its vision of morality on an entire society.
America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.
You can't leave footprints in the sands of time while sitting down.
Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over human needs. As long as Congress does not revise its priorities, our crisis is not just material, it is a crisis of the spirit.
The United Nations, he told an audience at Harvard University, 'has not been able-nor can it be able-to shape a new world order which events so compellingly demand.' ... The new world order that will answer economic, military, and political problems, he said, 'urgently requires, I believe, that the United States take the leadership among all free peoples to make the underlying concepts and aspirations of national sovereignty truly meaningful through the federal approach.'
The fundamental question for the United States is how it can cooperate to help meet the basic needs of the people of the hemisphere despite the philosophical disagreements it may have with the nature of particular regimes. It must seek pragmatic ways to help people without necessarily embracing their governments. It should recognize that diplomatic relations are merely practical conveniences and not measures of moral judgment.
