Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake - but for the future of our nation's sake. Nothing matters more to the future of our country: not our military preparedness - for armed might is worthless if we lack the brainpower to build world peace; not our productive economy - for we cannot sustain growth without trained manpower; not our democratic system of government - for freedom is fragile if citizens are ignorant.

The fact that a man is a newspaper reporter is evidence of some flaw of character.

It is not uncommon for those who at their first entrance into the world were distinguished for attainments or abilities, to disappoint the hopes which they had raised, and to end in neglect and obscurity that life which they began in honour. To the long catalogue of the inconveniences of old age, which moral and satirical writers have so copiously displayed, may be often added the loss of fame.

We did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else.

This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty.

They call upon us to supply American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do.

All of us realize that war requires action. What is sometimes harder for us to realize is that peace and neutrality also require action.