We cannot be satisfied with things as they are. We cannot be satisfied to drift, to rest on our oars, to glide over a sea whose depths are shaken by subterranean upheavals.

Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength.

Malthus argued a century and a half ago that man, by using up all his available resources, would forever press on the limits of subsistence, thus condemning humanity to an indefinite future of misery and poverty. We can now begin to hope and, I believe, know that Malthus was expressing not a law of nature, but merely the limitation then of scientific and social wisdom. The truth or falsity of his prediction will depend now, with the tools we have, on our own actions, now and in the years to come.

In our democracy every young person should have an equal opportunity to obtain a higher education, regardless of his station in life or financial means.

It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won.

Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life.

When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'