I Was Dumbfounded By The Stupidity Of

He Was One Of The Few Political Leaders I Have Ever Met Whose Public Speeches Revealed More Than His Private Conversations. [on Ronald Reagan]

Can A Free People Restrain Crime Without Sacrificing Fundamental Liberties And A Heritage Of Compassion?... Let Us Show That We Can Temper Together Those Opposite Elements Of Liberty And Restraint Into One Consistent Whole. Let Us Set An Example For The World Of A Law-abiding America Glorying In Its Freedom As Well As Its Respect For Law.

My Fellow Americans, Our Long National Nightmare Is Over.

I Know Well The Coequal Role Of The Congress In Our Constitutional Process. I Love The House Of Representatives. I Revere The Traditions Of The Senate Despite My Too-short Internship In That Great Body. As President, Within The Limits Of Basic Principles, My Motto Toward The Congress Is Communication, Conciliation, Compromise, And Cooperation.

I Know I Am Getting Better At Golf Because I Am Hitting Fewer Spectators.