A Politician Never Forgets The Precarious Nature

My Friends, To Those Who Say That We Are Rushing This Issue Of Civil Rights, I Say To Them We Are 172 Years Late. To Those Who Say That This Civil-rights Program Is An Infringement On States’ Rights, I Say This: The Time Has Arrived In America For The Democratic Party To Get Out Of The Shadow Of States' Rights And To Walk Forthrightly Into The Bright Sunshine Of Human Rights.

The Right Of Citizens To Bear Arms Is Just One Guarantee Against Arbitrary Government, One More Safeguard Against The Tyranny Which Now Appears Remote In America, But Which Historically Has Proved To Be Always Possible.

It Is Better To Gain A Foot Than To Stand Still, Even When You Seek To Gain A Mile.

The Essence Of Statesmanship Is Not A Rigid Adherence To The Past, But A Prudent And Probing Concern For The Future.

Leadership In Today's World Requires Far More Than A Large Stock Of Gunboats And A Hard Fist At The Conference Table.