“For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the p…” — Hubert H. Humphrey

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.

There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.