We in this country, in this generation, areby destiny rather than choicethe watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and restraint, and that we may achieve in our time and for all time the ancient vision of peace on earth, good will toward men. That must always be our goal, and the righteousness of our cause must always underlie our strength. For as was written long ago: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

The war against hunger is truly mankind's war of liberation.

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames.

The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital from static to more dynamic situations, the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth of the economy.

I know there is a God - I see the storm coming and I see his hand in it - if he has a place then I am ready - we see the hand.

But however close we sometimes seem to that dark and final abyss, let no man of peace and freedom despair. For he does not stand alone.