The Price Of Peace Is Eternal Vigilance

You Know, I Know, All Of Us Know That The Time Factor Is The Vital Consideration - And Vital Is The Correct Meaning Of The Term - Of Our National Defense Program; That We Must Never Be Caught In The Same Situation We Found Ourselves In 1917.

We Must Stop Setting Our Sights By The Light Of Each Passing Ship; Instead We Must Set Our Course By The Stars.

Discussions Without End Have Been Devoted To The Subject Of Peace, And The Efforts To Obtain A General And Lasting Peace Have Been Frequent Through Many Years Of World History.

A Political Problem Thought Of In Military Terms Eventually Becomes A Military Problem.

An Essential Part Of Any Successful Action On The Part Of The United States Is An Understanding On The Part Of The People Of America Of The Character Of The Problem And The Remedies To Be Applied. ... It Is Virtually Impossible At This Distance Merely By Reading, Or Listening, Or Even Seeing Photographs Or Motion Pictures, To Grasp At All The Real Significance Of The Situation. And Yet The Whole World Of The Future Hangs On A Proper Judgment.