Israel was not created in order to disappear. Israel will endure and flourish.

Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep.

The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it.

Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality.

Lofty words cannot construct an alliance or maintain it; only concrete deeds can do that.

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

The fact that we live in a world that moves crisis by crisis does not make a growing interest in outdoor activities frivolous, or ample provision for them unworthy of the nation's concern.