We Have Enough Trouble With

After One Of His [hubert Humphrey] Long-winded Harangues I Suggested He Had Probably Been Vaccinated With A Phonograph Needle. He Responded By Saying That I Would Have Been A Great Success In The Movies Working For Eighteenth Century-fox.

I Will Offer A Choice, Not An Echo.

[g]overnment Can, Instead Of Extending Freedom, Restrict Freedom. And Note ... That The 'can' Quickly Becomes 'will' The Moment The Holders Of Government Power Are Left To Their Own Devices. This Is Because Of The Corrupting Influence Of Power, The Natural Tendency Of Men Who Possess Some Power To Take Unto Themselves More Power. The Tendency Leads Eventually To The Acquisition Of All Power - Whether In The Hands Of One Or Many Makes Little Difference To The Freedom Of Those Left On The Outside.

By Maintaining The Separation Of Church And State, The United States Has Avoided The Intolerance Which Has So Divided The Rest Of The World With Religious Wars.

Small Men, Seeking Great Wealth Or Power, Have Too Often And Too Long Turned Even The Highest Levels Of Public Service Into Mere Personal Opportunity.