It Is Not More Bigness That Should

Gnp Measures Neither Our Courage, Our Wisdom Neither Our Compassion. It Measures Everything Except What Makes Life Worthwhile

Nations Around The World Look To Us For The Leadership Not Merely By Strength Of Arms But By Strength Of Our Convictions.

Our Future May Lie Beyond Our Vision, But It Is Not Completely Beyond Our Control. It Is The Shaping Impulse Of America That Neither Fate Nor Nature Nor The Irresistible Tides Of History, But The Work Of Our Own Hands, Matched To Reason And Principle.

All Do Not Develop In The Same Manner, Or At The Same Pace. Nations, Like Men, Often March To The Beat Of Different Drummers, And The Precise Solutions Of The United States Can Neither Be Dictated Nor Transplanted To Others. What Is Important Is That All Nations Must March Toward Increasing Freedom; Toward Justice For All; Toward A Society Strong And Flexible Enough To Meet The Demands Of All Its Own People, And A World Of Immense And Dizzying Change.

The Future Does Not Belong To Those Who Are Content With Today, Apathetic Toward Common Problems And Their Fellow Man Alike, Timid And Fearful In The Face Of Bold Projects And New Ideas. Rather, It Will Belong To Those Who Can Blend Passion, Reason And Courage In A Personal Commitment To The Great Enterprises And Ideals Of American Society.