If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

There are those who regard this history of past strife and exile as better forgotten. But, to use the phrase of Yeats, let us not casually reduce "that great past to a trouble of fools." For we need not feel the bitterness of the past to discover its meaning for the present and the future.

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. This is not the case.

I do not say that all men are equal in their ability, character and motivation. I do say that every American should be given a fair chance to develop all the talents they may have.

Sincerity is always subject to proof.

Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames.