"I've been told that my speeches are too simple. Well, I don't know about that, but I've always believed that if you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough."

"I hope we never live to see a day when a President of the United States is afraid to tell the American people the truth."

"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We start bombing in five minutes."

"Government's first duty is to protect the people, not to run their lives."

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But the Marines don't have that problem."