I think what he said exemplifies the finest aspirations of those who are assembled here this morning.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's capacity for injustice makes democracy necessary.

The most constantly repeated admonition from Christ was against pride.

I'm very proud that Ray Marshall has agreed to be Secretary of Labor.

a sense of communion that we can have under God throughout the world ought to convince us that we are not superior.

Sometimes we take for granted that an acknowledgment of sin, an acknowledgment of the need for humility permeates the consciousness of our people.

I wanted someone who not only was a theoretician or a distinguished economist--which Ray Marshall is certainly capable of exhibiting--but I also wanted somebody who knows in practical terms the impact of unemployment on an individual human…

So far I have enjoyed very much being in Washington.

I'm very grateful that our Chief Justice, Warren Burger, has come to administer the oath to our Attorney General.

I will walk the straight and narrow path, Senator, between what is right and what is wrong.

I thank you. We are partners together, and I hope we will do better in governing our country than we have in entertaining each other this evening.

I strongly urge that the Congress give this legislation its immediate attention.

The severity of the present emergency will be significantly reduced if Americans respond to my request of January 21 to turn down their thermostats to 65° in the daytime and lower at night.

I think this is a very good comparison between his experience and background and capability to perform this important job, compared to my own.

I want to emphasize that this legislation is not submitted as a substitute for developing a natural gas policy as a part of an overall energy policy, which our country so obviously lacks.

I believe there is no prudent alternative to this type of legislation to deal with the present shortage situation.

This bill is designed to assure that American homes do not go cold while natural gas continues to be used for lower priority uses.

Many natural gas systems have already largely depleted the storage fields from which they must draw to meet essential human needs if the cold weather persists.