The way we treat our children in the dawn of their lives and the way we treat our elderly in the twilight of their lives is a measure of the quality of a nation.

The great challenge which faces us is to assure that, in our society of big-ness, we do not strangle the voice of creativity, that the rules of the game do not come to overshadow its purpose, that the grand orchestration of society leaves ample room for the man who marches to the music of another drummer.

Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.

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

Equality means equality for all - no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits.

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.

There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.