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Books are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home, and no hindrance abroad; companions by night, in traveling, in the country.

Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather what you can do for your country.

Away back in that time-in 1492 - there was a man by the name of Columbus came from across the great ocean, and he discovered the country for the white man. . . . What did he find when he first arrived here? Did he find a white man standing on the continent then? . . . I stood here first, and Columbus first discovered me.

From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been; abandoned.

It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals.

Leaving his country for his country's sake.

A reply to Senator Richard Russell's question, "Would you make a decision adverse to General Motors?" if Wilson were confirmed as Secretary of Defense. What is good for the country is good for General Motors and vice versa.

In love of home, the love of country has its rise.

How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over 200 varieties of cheeses?