Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of the people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance.

With all of the history of war, and the human race's history unfortunately has been a good deal more war than peace, with nuclear weapons distributed all through the world, and available, and the strong reluctance of any people to accept defeat, I see the possibility in the 1970's of the President of the United States having to face a world in which 15 or 20 or 25 nations may have these weapons.

The great free nations of the world must take control of our monetary problems if these problems are not to take control of us.

If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be the President of the United States.

Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it, deserves the attention of the United States government, and the people.

To those peoples in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required - not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

No American is ever made better off by pulling a fellow American down, and all of us are made better off whenever any one of us is made better off.