There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness.

Until racial justice and freedom is a reality in this land, our union will remain profoundly imperfect.

Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves.

We will be remembered not for the power of our weapons but for the power of our compassion, our dedication to human welfare.

The message of the United States is not nuclear power. The message of the United States is a spiritual message. It is the message of human ideals; it is the message of human dignity; it is the message of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, the right to assemble, to worship, and the message of freedom of movement of people.

In the minds and hearts of the American people, there is a great hunger for peace based on a universal recognition of the values of freedom and human dignity.

The measure of a civilization is how it treats those at the dawn of life, the margins of life and the twilight of life.