Moral courage is more a rare commodity than bravery in a battle or great intelligence.

The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor Capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile -- it is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.

We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.

The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet.

We don't want to be like the leader in the French Revolution who said There go my people, I must find out where they are going so I can lead them.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

This is not a time to keep the facts from the people-to keep them complacent. To sound the alarm is not to panic but to seek action from an aroused public. For, as the poet Dante once said: 'The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.