But prestige is important.

I don't believe that the United States is meeting its responsibilities to itself and to those around the world who look to it for leadership.

I think it is time to trust the American people - to face up to the facts - and to decide what we must do.

This is a great country and I have unlimited confidence in it, and I have served it for 18 years.

I run for the office of the Presidency after 14 years in the Congress with full recognition of the responsibilities of that office.

I do not detect any note of urgency in the speeches of the Vice President.

We are going to have to go to work again.

We owe it to each individual child to give him the best education he is capable of absorbing.

Western Germany has increased theirs 5 percent, the Soviet Union 7.5 to 8 percent.

I plan to appear at the fifth debate prepared to answer any questions which the panel may wish to ask me.

I want the people of the world to wake up in the morning and wonder what the United States is doing, not what Mr. Khrushchev is doing.

I come here today and ask your support in this campaign in building this country of ours.

I am confident I am talking to the rulers of America, in the sense that all educated men and women have the obligation to accept the discipline of self-government.

There go my people. I must find out where they are going so I can lead them.

It does not represent a drain on the Treasury of $2 billion, because it is paid for on the way.

Experience counts.

On all the great issues which disturb our country, minimum wage, social security, unemployment compensation, houses, roads, schools, hospitals, our parties have divided and we have divided, and the great questions for the 1960's are how is…

I think the fifth debate should include all questions which the members of the press [panel] feel are of importance.