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What do I believe As

What do I believe As an American I believe in generosity, in liberty, in the rights of man. These are social and political faiths that are part of me, as they are, I suppose, part of all of us. Such beliefs are easy to express. But part of me too is my relation to all life, my religion. And this is not so easy to talk about. Religious experience is highly intimate and, for me, ready words are not at hand.
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More important than winning the

More important than winning the election, is governing the nation. That is the test of a political party -- the acid, final test.
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All progress has resulted from

All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.
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In America, anybody can be

In America, anybody can be president. That's one of the risks you take.
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Man does not live by

Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
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There was a time when

There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody.
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As citizens of this democracy,

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.
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Nature is neutral. Man has

Nature is neutral. Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or to make the deserts bloom. There is no evil in the atom only in men's souls.
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A free society is one

A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
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Flattery is all right so

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
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