I Reject The Cynical View That Politics

...we Must Strike A Balance So That The Protection Of Our Irreplaceable Heritage Becomes As Important As Its Use. The Price Of Economic Growth Need Not And Will Not Be Deterioration In The Quality Of Our Lives And Our Surroundings.

Why Would Anyone Want To Be President Today? The Answer Is Not One Of Glory, Or Fame; Today The Burdens Of The Office Outweigh Its Privileges. Its Not Because The Presidency Offers A Chance To Be Somebody, But Because It Offers A Chance To Do Something.

Success Is Not A Harbor But A Voyage With Its Own Perils To The Spirit ... The Lesson That Most Of Us On This Voyage Never Learn, But Can Never Quite Forget, Is That To Win Is Sometimes To Lose.

The Presidency Has Many Problems, But Boredom Is The Least Of Them.

Let Us Build A Structure Of Peace In The World In Which The Weak Are As Safe As The Strong — In Which Each Respects The Right Of The Other To Live By A Different System — In Which Those Who Would Influence Others Will Do So By The Strength Of Their Ideas, And Not By The Force Of Their Arms. Let Us Accept That High Responsibility Not As A Burden, But Gladly — Gladly Because The Chance To Build Such A Peace Is The Noblest Endeavor In Which A Nation Can Engage.