The peace we seek and need means much more than mere absence of war. It means the acceptance of law, and the fostering of justice, in all the world.

We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.

The world could be fixed of its problems if every child understood the necessity of their existence.

Freedom from fear and injustice and oppression will be ours only in the measure that men who value such freedom are ready to sustain its possession - to defend it against every thrust from within or without.

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.

The building of such a peace is a bold and solemn purpose. To proclaim it is easy. To serve it will be hard. And to attain it, we must be aware of its full meaning - and ready to pay its full price.