The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.

For one true measure of a nation is its success in fulfilling the promise of a better life for each of its members. Let this be the measure of our nation.

The time is not far off when many nations in many parts of the world of many political shades and commitments will possess nuclear or even thermonuclear weapons.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life.

No one gains from fair employment law and legislation if there is no employment to be had.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.