Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color

There is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment.

First I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.

Nor problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

The very word Secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society.