The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.

To be mature you have to realize what you value most... Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one's own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for.

How hard it is to project oneself into the future. We are always prone to think of the conditions which are with us today as being permanent conditions.

A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for personal responsibility that too often is neglected.

It seems to me that it is the basic right of any human being to work.

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.

True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood and good will, and a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded.