"I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves."

"The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been."

"The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision."

"No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with the enemy."

"Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies."

"Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you."

"The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval."

"It is a unyielding truth that he who inspires courage in a single soul has led a monumental campaign."