The Peace We Seek, Founded Upon Decent

Life Is Certainly Only Worthwhile As It Represents Struggle For Worthy Causes. There Is No Struggle In Perfect Security. I Am Quite Certain That The Human Being Could Not Continue To Exist If He Or She Had Perfect Security.

When I Was A Small Boy In Kansas, A Friend Of Mine And I Went Fishing. I Told Him I Wanted To Be A Real Major League Baseball Player, A Genuine Professional Like Honus Wagner. My Friend Said That He'd Like To Be President Of The United States. Neither Of Us Got Our Wish.

In The Councils Of Government, We Must Guard Against The Acquisition Of Unwarranted Influence, Whether Sought Or Unsought, By The Military Industrial Complex. The Potential For The Disastrous Rise Of Misplaced Power Exists And Will Persist. We Must Never Let The Weight Of This Combination Endanger Our Liberties Or Democratic Processes. We Should Take Nothing For Granted. Only An Alert And Knowledgeable Citizenry Can Compel The Proper Meshing Of The Huge Industrial And Military Machinery Of Defense With Our Peaceful Methods And Goals, So That Security And Liberty May Prosper Together.

Despite The Present, Temporary Interests That Israel Has In Common With France And Britain, You Ought Not To Forget That The Strength Of Israel And Her Future Are Bound Up With The United States.

The World Must Learn To Work Together, Or Finally It Will Not Work At All.