Maturity Requires A Final Accommodation Between Our

There Has Been A Strong Tradition In This Country That It Is Not The Function Of The Military To Educate The Public On Political Issues.

It Is Not Our Affluence, Or Our Plumbing, Or Our Clogged Freeways That Grip The Imagination Of Others. Rather, It Is The Values Upon Which Our System Is Built. These Values Imply Our Adherence Not Only To Liberty And Individual Freedom, But Also To International Peace, Law And Order, And Constructive Social Purpose. When We Depart From These Values, We Do So At Our Peril.

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.

We Are Trying To Remake Vietnamese Society, A Task Which Certainly Cannot Be Accomplished By Force And Which Probably Cannot Be Accomplished By Any Means Available To Outsiders.

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