It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.

The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.

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

Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere

Remember always that there not so very much difference between various people as we seem to imagine. Maps and atlases show us countries in different colors. Undoubtedly people do differ from one another, but they resemble each other also a great deal, and it is well to keep this in mind and not misled by colors on the map or by national boundaries.

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