So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved.

Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it.

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.

Self-government requires qualities of self-denial and restraint.

Collective bargaining has always been the bedrock of the American labor movement. I hope that you will continue to anchor your movement to this foundation. Free collective bargaining is good for the entire Nation. In my view, it is the only alternative to State regulation of wages and prices - a path which leads far down the grim road of totalitarianism. Those who would destroy or further limit the rights of organized labor - those who would cripple collective bargaining or prevent organization of the unorganized - do a disservice to the cause of democracy.