A police state finds that it cannot command the grain to grow.

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes. It can no longer concern the Great Powers alone. For a nuclear disaster, spread by wind and water and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the committed and the uncommitted alike. Mankind must put an end to war--or war will put an end to mankind.

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

This Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet Military buildup on the island of Cuba. Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere.

I strongly believe in Scouting. ... It's a source of great strength to us.

Irrational barriers and ancient prejudices fall quickly when the question of survival itself is at stake.