The stop-watch of history is running. The race is on . . .

I know only one method of operation: to be as honest with others as I am with myself.

Because, therefore, we are defending a way of life, we must be respectful of that way of life as we proceed to the solution of our problem. We must not violate its principles and its precepts, and we must not destroy from within what we are trying to defend from without.

Life is certainly only worthwhile as it represents struggle for worthy causes. There is no struggle in perfect security. I am quite certain that the human being could not continue to exist if he or she had perfect security.

The cost of one modern heavy bomber is this: a modern brick school in more than 30 cities ... We pay for a single fighter with a half million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people.

Our economy is the result of millions of decisions we all make every day about producing, earning, saving, investing, and spending.

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.