Our Real Problem, Then, Is Not Our

If Men Can Develop Weapons That Are So Terrifying As To Make The Thought Of Global War Include Almost A Sentence For Suicide, You Would Think That Man's Intelligence And His Comprehension... Would Include Also His Ability To Find A Peaceful Solution.

You Can Decide To Invade Russia At Dinner, Pick Waterloo For Battle On A Whim. It's The Details, The Small Stuff. Its Easy To Gamble A Million Lives. Whats Hard Is To See How That Can Hurt One Single Person. And If You Cant Keep That Straight, Hell, You'll Lose Your Humanity.

... We Have Been Warned By The Power Of Modern Weapons, That Peace May Be The Only Climate Possible For Human Life Itself ... There Must Be Law, Steadily Invoked And Respected By All Nations, For Without Law, The World Promises Only Such Meager Justice As The Pity Of The Strong Upon The Weak.

There Is Very Little That Our Government Or Any Government Can Do To Plant The Seeds Of International Understanding In The Hearts And Minds Of People Around The World. If People By The Millions Can Reach Out Their Hands In Friendship And Communicate Directly Warmth, Personal Interest And Respect, It Will Be A Real Beginning In The Struggle For A Peaceful World.

Ideas More Than Once Have Prevailed Against Naked Power. Guns And Aircraft Alone Do Not Make A State Powerful. Unless Force Is Backed Up By The Will Of The Great Body Of People It Loses Its Meaning.