Our alliance is born, not of fear, but of hope. It is an alliance that advances what we are for, as well as opposes what we are against.

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.

Whether they be young in spirit, or young in age, the members of the Democratic Party must never lose that youthful zest for new ideas and for a better world, which has made us great.

We must seek, above all, a world of peace; a world in which peoples dwell together in mutual respect and work together in mutual regard.

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.

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country

In that case, there is no time to lose. Plant it this afternoon!