. And It Is Youth Who Must

I, With Other Americans, Have Perhaps Unduly Resented The Stream Of Criticism Of American Life... More Particularly Have I Resented The Sneers At Main Street. For I Have Known That In The Cottages That Lay Behind The Street Rested The Strength Of Our National Character.

There Are Only Two Occasions When Americans Respect Privacy, Especially In Presidents. Those Are Prayer And Fishing.

The Imperative Need Of This Nation At All Times Is The Leadership Of Uncommon Men Or Women.

The Future Of Nations Cannot Be Frozen . . . Cannot Be Foreseen. If We Are Going To Accomplish Anything In Our Time We Must Approach Our Problem In The Knowledge That There Is Nothing Rigid Or Immutable In Human Affairs. History Is A Story Of Growth, Decay And Change. If No Provision, No Allowance Is Made For Change By Peaceful Means, It Will Come Anyway - And With Violence.

A Boy Has Two Jobs. One Is Just Being A Boy. The Other Is Growing Up To Be A Man.