If It Is A Clichй To Say

I Believe That Prayer In Public Schools Should Be Voluntary. It Is Difficult For Me To See How Religious Exercises Can Be A Requirement In Public Schools, Given Our Constitutional Requirement Of Separation Of Church And State. I Feel That The Highly Desirable Goal Of Religious Education Must Be Principally The Responsibility Of Church And Home. I Do Not Believe That Public Education Should Show Any Hostility Toward Religion, And Neither Should It Inhibit Voluntary Participation, If It Does Not Interfere With The Educational Process.

America Needed Recovery, Not Revenge. The Hate Had To Be Drained And The Healing Begun.

If You Have Not Chosen Me By Secret Ballot, Neither Have I Gained Office By Any Secret Promises. I Have Not Campaigned Either For The Presidency Or The Vice Presidency. I Have Not Subscribed To Any Partisan Platform. I Am Indebted To No Man, And Only To One Womanmy Dear Wifeas I Begin This Very Difficult Job.

In All My Public And Private Acts As Your President, I Expect To Follow My Instincts Of Openness And Candor With Full Confidence That Honesty Is Always The Best Policy In The End.

A Great Nation Cannot Abandon Its Responsibilities. Responsibilities Abandoned Today Return As More Acute Crises Tomorrow.