No Amphibious Attack In History Has Approached

I Could Have Spoken From Rhode Island Where I Have Been Staying ... But I Felt That, In Speaking From The House Of Lincoln, Of Jackson, And Of Wilson, My Words Would Better Convey Both The Sadness I Feel In The Action I Was Compelled Today To Make And The Firmness With Which I Intend To Pursue This Course Until The Orders Of The Federal Court At Little Rock Can Be Executed Without Unlawful Interference." (on Sending Troops To Enforce Integration In Little Rock Ar High School)

I Believe We Must Be Strong Militarily, But Beyond A Certain Point Military Strength Can Become A National Weakness.

This World Of Ours... Must Avoid Becoming A Community Of Dreadful Fear And Hate, And Be, Instead, A Proud Confederation Of Mutual Trust And Respect.

Our Government Makes No Sense Unless It Is Founded On A Deeply Held Religious Belief - And I Don't Care What It Is.

Today In America, Unions Have A Secure Place In Our Industrial Life. Only A Handful Of Reactionaries Harbor The Ugly Thought Of Breaking Unions And Depriving Working Men And Women Of The Right To Join The Union Of Their Choice. I Have No Use For Those - Regardless Of Their Political Party - Who Hold Some Vain And Foolish Dream Of Spinning The Clock Back To Days When Organized Labor Was Huddled, Almost As A Hapless Mass. Only A Fool Would Try To Deprive Working Men And Women Of The Right To Join The Union Of Their Choice.