The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe... the lands of the rising peoples. Their revolution is the greatest in human history. They seek an end to injustice, tyranny and exploitation. More than an end, they seek a beginning.

The stories of past courage... can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

The American Labor Movement has consistently demonstrated its devotion to the public interest. It is, and has been, good for all America.

Success has many fathers.

So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved.

In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.