It's Unnatural And Unhealthy For A Nation

The Age Of Warrior Kings And Of Warrior Presidents Has Passed. The Nuclear Age Calls For A Different Kind Of Leadership.... A Leadership Of Intellect, Judgment, Tolerance And Rationality, A Leadership Committed To Human Values, To World Peace, And To The Improvement Of The Human Condition. The Attributes Upon Which We Must Draw Are The Human Attributes Of Compassion And Common Sense, Of Intellect And Creative Imagination, And Of Empathy And Understanding Between Cultures.

The Biggest Lesson I Learned From Vietnam Is Not To Trust [our Own] Government Statements.

International Educational Exchange Is The Most Significant Current Project Designed To Continue The Process Of Humanizing Mankind To The Point, We Would Hope, That Men Can Learn To Live In Peace-eventually Even To Cooperate In Constructive Activities Rather Than Compete In A Mindless Contest Of Mutual Destruction....we Must Try To Expand The Boundaries Of Human Wisdom, Empathy And Perception, And There Is No Way Of Doing That Except Through Education.

In The Long Course Of History, Having People Who Understand Your Thought Is Much Greater Security Than Another Submarine.

Once Imbued With The Idea Of A Mission, A Great Nation Easily Assumes That It Has The Means As Well As The Duty To Do God's Work.