The core of our defense is the faith we have in the institutions we defend.

The driving force of a nation lies in its spiritual purpose, made effective by free, tolerant but unremitting national will.

Freedom of the press is essential to the preservation of a democracy; but there is a difference between freedom and license. Editorialists who tell downright lies in order to advance their own agendas do more to discredit the press than all the censors in the world.

Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.

Inequality may linger in the world of material things, but great music, great literature, great art and the wonders of science are, and should be, open to all.

It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there.

We need enthusiasm, imagination and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones, bravely. We need to correct, by drastic means if necessary, the faults in our economic system from which we now suffer. We need the courage of the young. Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you. May every one of us be granted the courage, the faith and the vision to give the best that is in us to that remaking!