This generation, raised on "Eyewitness News," conditioned by the instant replay, and spared the illumination that comes from tedious historical study, tends to be even more ahistorical than most.

If wars in the future are to be prevented the nations must be united in their determination to keep the peace under law.

There is enough in the world for everyone to have plenty, to live happily, and to be at peace with his neighbors.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.

[T]he guilty as well as the innocent are entitled to due process of law. They are entitled to a fair trial. They are entitled to counsel. They are entitled to fair treatment from the police. The law enforcement officer has the same duty as the citizen-indeed, he has a higher duty-to abide by the letter and spirit of our Constitution and laws. You yourselves must be careful to obey the letter of the law. You yourselves must be intellectually honest in the enforcement of the law.

Prosperous farmers make for a prosperous nation, and when farmers are in trouble, the nation is in trouble.