Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man

All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

A police state finds that it cannot command the grain to grow.

It takes two to make peace.

Few nations do more than the United States to assist their least fortunate citizens-to make certain that no child, no elderly or handicapped citizen, no family in any circumstances in any State, is left without the essential needs for a decent and healthy existence. In too few nations, I might add, are the people aware of the progressive strides this country has taken in demonstrating the humanitarian side of freedom. Our record is a proud one-and it sharply refutes those who accuse us of thinking only in the materialistic terms of cash registers and calculating machines.

Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.