The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war. We do not want a war. We do not now expect a war. This generation of Americans has already had enough - more than enough - of war and hate and oppression. We shall be prepared if others wish it. We shall be alert to try to stop it. But we shall also do our part to build a world of peace where the weak are safe and the strong are just. We are not helpless before that task or hopeless of its success. Confident and unafraid, we labor on - not toward a strategy of annihilation but toward a strategy of peace.

There is nothing more certain and unchanging than uncertainty and change.

History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.

All my life Ive known better than to depend on the experts. How could I have been so stupid, to let them go ahead?

While it may be theoretically possible to demonstrate the risks inherent in any treaty... the far greater risk to our security are the risks of unrestricted testing, the risks of a nuclear arms race, the risks of new nuclear powers.

Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.