Here we are the way politics ought to be in America; the politics of happiness, the politics of purpose and the politics of joy.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.

If today there is a proper American "sphere of influence" it is this fragile sphere called earth upon which all men live and share a common fate--a sphere where our influence must be for peace and justice.

It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile.

The history of the labor movement needs to be taught in every school in this land. America is a living testimonial to what free men and women, organized in free democratic trade unions can do to make a better life. We ought to be proud of it!