He shares his father's abiding belief that the strength of a democracy rests heavily upon an informed and active citizenry.

That light--and that promise--was America's Bill of Rights.

Today, the light of that great charter guides us yet.

Each of you has exercised the highest form of citizenship that any citizen can perform.

The ties that link the Malaysian and American peoples can only become stronger as we pursue our common goals:--as we build democracy and protect freedom;--as we resist aggression and subversion;--as we seek an end to world tensions; and--as we strive to eliminate ignorance and illiteracy, disease and poverty.

We do have a free press in our country.

It is just as ridiculous to charge a man to vote, and therefore, on that basis, it is in violation of the Constitution.

Our democracy depends in major part upon the Federal Government's adaptability, on its capacity for fast flexible response to changing needs imposed by changing circumstances.

This government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

The best government is the government that is closest to the people.

Under our democratic system, in less than 1 year from that day, you must decide whether I should step aside and whether I should move over, and whether you should have another leader.

In particular, I urge that our first voters go to the polls proudly, knowing that the duty they perform is the price of the privilege they hold.

It is the only ruler that free men desire.

The people want to decide if he can act for them.

Education is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free men recognize, and it is the only ruler that free men desire.

Americans are not presented with a choice of parties.

I think that every person in this country ought to support the candidate of his choice, and the candidate that he feels will best serve.

This office is your office.