Every person has the right to live in a society that values their contributions and respects their dignity.

The true measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members.

Freedom and democracy are the cornerstones of a just and prosperous society.

We must remain committed to the principles of justice and fairness in all aspects of our society.

Today, we have a civilization which has reached unparalleled heights of material well-being.

We all owe a debt to our older citizens.

You are, because of your responsibilities, a tremendous, creative force in our society, and I congratulate you.

They say that we have become a sick society, a corrupt society.

Our effort to join other nations in meeting the most urgent needs of those who live in this area has reflected not only our compassion for them in their distress but also our recognition that an orderly society depends on the capacity of governments to 'promote the general welfare.'

After a long, hard battle against rising crime and lawlessness in our society, we have begun to win some victories, slowing the tide overall and even reversing it in some categories.

We do live in a changing world.

But let us also remember that the protection of society depends largely on the correction of the criminal.

Any action which enhances the dignity of older Americans enhances the dignity of all Americans.

It is not reasonable or responsible to make national policy in a way that sees the American labor force as somehow distinct from the larger American society.

Today, we take the most amazing things almost for granted.

There needs to be something more than the mere absence of war in life.

Too frequently correctional systems in the United States breed crime instead of returning rehabilitated men to society.

Don't look at it simply in terms of a great group of selfish people, money grubbing, not wanting to help other people.