An occasional veto may be justified, if legislation is poorly drafted or ill-considered, but 53 vetoes in two years demonstrate a negativism...
Good government is the art of doing what is right, and that is far more difficult.
I will try to win over the world of business to our point of view.
I believe those men and women, in Congress are a great deal closer to the national mood than Mr. Ford has shown himself to be.
This is one of those elections, as in 1932 and 1960, when we have a chance to break with the past and make a fresh start in our national aff...
I have no desire whatsoever to dominate any European nation or Europe as a whole.
I think the basic issue in this campaign is going to be whether we want government that looks confidently to the future, or government that ...
The most profitable investment is in people, and that is the rule I will follow if I become your President.
We ought to think about those federal programs in human terms.
The best way to approach this broad subject is to consider it as an entity.
The first priority should be within the present limits of our federal budget.
People are better off if they have fruitful employment for themselves—work.
Any improvement in the quality of services or level of services had to be combined with the reorganization of the structure of government.
Our society ought not to back off from our commitment to the integration of our educational system.
One last point that I have made often is to try to place an emphasis on strengthening the family structure.
Those who cannot work full-time ought to be treated with respect, with compassion, with understanding.
We need to deal with the working poor.
The most prevalent attitude that hurts the welfare system is the belief on the part of the taxpayers that their money is wasted.
