The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.

War and hunger and ignorance and despair know no religious barriers.

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough jobs or enough profits

While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity-for the average woman worker earns only 60 percent of the average wage for men-this legislation is a significant step forward.

As they say on my own Cape Cod, a rising tide lifts all the boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both partners, without domination or unfair advantage. Together we have been partners in adversitylet us also be partners in prosperity.

A committee is twelve men doing the work of one.

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.