The credit of success is claimed by all, while a disaster is attributed to one alone.

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.

Wherever there is smoke there is a good smoke machine.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

So let us begin anew -- remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.

Expansion and modernization of the nation's productive plant is essential to accelerate economic growth and to improve the international competitive position of American industry An early stimulus to business investment will promote recovery and increase employment.

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.