It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.