The world has experienced a revival of an old faith in the everlasting moral force of justice. At no time in history has there been a more important Conference, or a more necessary meeting, than this one in San Francisco, which you are opening today.

If you want to get elected, shake hands with 25, 000 people between and November 7.

This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.

Doing the right thing is easy. [It is] much more difficult [to...] figure out what [the right thing] is.

The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you’ll do your best thinking that way.

I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell.

This is the first time in my experience... that I ever heard of a Senator trying to discredit his own Government before the world.... Your telegram is not only not true and an insolent approach to a situation that should have been worked out between man and man - but it shows conclusively that you are not even fit to have a hand in the operation of the Government of the United States.