All free peoples are deeply impressed by the courage and steadfastness of the Greek nation.

There comes a time in the affairs of men when they must prepare to defend not their homes alone but the tenets of faith and humanity on which their churches, their governments and their very foundations are set. The defense of religion, of democracy and of good faith among nations is all the same fight. To save one, we must now make up our minds to save all.

The real safeguard of democracy is education.

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.

As a nation, we may take pride in the fact that we are softhearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed.

The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.

You are, I am sure, aware that genuine popular support in the United States is required to carry out any Government policy, foreign or domestic. The American people make up their own minds and no governmental action can change it.