1, ". . . do your homework.  You can't lead without~knowing what you're talking about . . ."
2, "He who has great power should use it lightly."
3, "Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which~rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. ~The foundation of such a method is love."
4, "Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon. ... It is~a sword that heals."
5, "We must be idealists and realists, setting a goal, and~then adapting our successful, workable~trans-Atlantic architecture to meet it."
6, "The foreign policy of a great and self-respecting~nation should be conducted on exactly the same plane~of honor . . . as when a brave and honorable man~is dealing with his fellows. "
7, "We need a revolution of the mind."
8, "Goodness by itself is not enough: there must also be a~capacity for being active in doing good."
9, "Now when I bore people at a party, they think it's~their fault."
10, "A stable peace testifies to a combination of physical~and moral restraints."
11, "As our case is new, so we must think anew and act~anew."
12, "Doing what's right isn't the problem.  It's knowing~what's right."
13, "I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can~borrow."
14, "You do not lead by hitting people over the head~-- that's assault, not leadership."
15, "It is no use saying `We are doing our best.' You have~got to succeed in doing what is necessary."
16, "Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by~winning."
17, "It's necessary not to fear the prospect of failure~but to be determined not to fail."
18, "Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting~that a just God, in His own good time, will give us~the rightful result."
19, "Don't open up a can of worms without knowing how to~get the worms back inside."
20, "Don't fight forces. Use them."
21, "Being a President is like riding a tiger . . . keep~on riding or be swallowed."
22, "A President is either constantly on top of events or~. . . events will soon be on top of him."
23, "Always, always -- never talk about what you're going~to do, and don't tell them what you're not going~to do."
24, " . . . there are only two powers in the world, the~sword and the spirit.  In the long run the sword~will always be conquered by the spirit~(cited in Nixon 1981)."
25, ". . . ask not what your country can do for you -- ask~what you can do for your country."
26, "Let the word go forth from this time and place, to~friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed~to a new generation of Americans."
27, "We defend and we build a way of life, not for America~alone, but for all mankind."
28, "Politics ought to be the part-time profession of~every citizen . . ."
29, "The buck stops here."
30, "We have it in our power to begin the world over again~(cited by Ronald Reagan)."
31, "A strong defense is the surest way to peace. ~Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites~war . . ."
32, "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people~who mean to be their own Governors, must arm~themselves with the power which knowledge gives."
33, "The moral is to the physical as three to one."
34, "Never before has man had such capacity to control his~own environment, to end thirst and hunger, to~conquer poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy~and massive human misery."
35, "The second office of this government is honorable &~easy, the first is but a splendid misery."
36, "Some men can make decisions and some cannot. Some men~fret and delay under criticism. . . If you~can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
37, "Older men declare war. But it is youth that must~fight and die."
