Each and all of us must summon to mind the words of Him whom we honor this Easter time: 'When a strong man, armed, keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace'.

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.

There is no victory at bargain basement prices.

We have the disgrace of racial discrimination, or we have prejudice against people because of their religion. We have not had the courage to uproot these things, although we know they are wrong.

Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

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