May the light of freedom, coming to all darkened lands, flame brightly - until at last the darkness is no more.

I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one which I, who have spent so much of my life in the military profession, would have preferred never to use. That new language is the language of atomic warfare.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

How far have we come in man's long pilgrimage from darkness toward light? Are we nearing the light-a day of freedom and of peace for all mankind? Or are the shadows of another night closing in upon us?

Firmness in support of fundamentals, with flexibility in tactics and methods, is the key to any hope of progress in negotiation.

You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.