We need a strong economy if we are going to meet our obligations to the underdeveloped world, to maintain our defenses, to meet our needs in education and health and housing.

The father who owns a farm and has thousands of dollars invested in farm equipment ends the year with less return than his factory-employed son 'who's invested in one pair of working gloves.'

In order that we may compete, we need strong leadership at the top and in my judgment only the President of the United States can provide that leadership.

I believe that there are, of course, people who are not equal in talent, people who are not equal in motivation.

I believe under new leadership, the kind of leadership which this State has had in recent years, I believe this country can be given leadership, and I believe it can move again, and I ask your help.

These are the traditional issues, old but still new, and I believe that the next President and the next Congress must meet their responsibilities in this field.

The great problem that we face as citizens of this hemisphere is to prevent other countries from following that example.

We must reject all proposals such as those of the Department of Commerce and the Budget Bureau of the Eisenhower-Nixon administration for imposition of burdens upon the use of the waterways - including tolls, toll-equivalent taxes and…

I think the great opportunity was really denied in 1957, during the last days of the Batista administration.

I run with the idea not of downgrading our country, because my confidence in this country is unlimited.

We must work to rebuild our rapidly deteriorating defenses.

The pursuit of peace is still the focus of our leadership, our energies, and our determination.

For peace takes more than words.

I endorse Bob Kastenmeier with the greatest enthusiasm.

Mr. Castro is now a Communist.

Our stars and our ideal is the welfare of our country and the welfare of freedom.

A few weeks ago, Mr. Nixon put forth his program for peace.

I say the verdict of history will be that Mr. Benson has been a disaster.