We in this country, in this generation, are, by destiny rather than choice, the watchmen on the walls of world freedom.

The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.

No sane society chooses to commit national suicide.

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

I have seen in many places housing which has been developed under government influences, but I have never seen any projects in which governments have played their part which have fountains and statues and grass and trees, which are as important to the concept of the home as the roof itself.

We believe that when men reach beyond this planet, they should leave their national differences behind them.