People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance; it is not so bad if you have a close look at it

Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.

Its [Communism's] unfortunate association with violence encourages a certain evil tendency in human beings.

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive.

Science and technology have freed humanity from many burdens and given us this new perspective and great power. This power can be used for the good of all. If wisdom governs our actions; but if the world is mad or foolish, it can destroy itself just when great advances and triumphs are almost without its grasp.