We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, shortened hours, and provided supplemental benefits. Through collective bargaining and grievance procedures, they have brought justice and democracy to the shop floor.

Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder

And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.