Never Insult An Alligator Until After You

Triumphant Science And Technology Are Only At The Threshold Of Man's Command Over Sources Of Energy So Stupendous That, If Used For Military Purposes, They Can Wipe Out Our Entire Civilization.

Under The Ominous Shadow Which The Second World War And Its Attendant Circumstances Have Cast On The World, Peace Has Become As Essential To Civilized Existence As The Air We Breathe Is To Life Itself.

Please Let Me Assure You, However, That The Keen Disappointment And Regret Which I Feel In This Regard Serve Only To Enhance My Profound Appreciation Of The Great Honor Which You Have Done Me; And My Sincere Gratitude For Your Generous Action.

Fortunately, The War Has Brought With It Not Alone A Stark Realization Of What Another War Would Mean To The World, But As Well The Creation Of An International Agency Through Which The Nations Of The World Can, If They So Desire, Make Peace A Living Reality.

I Am Certain That, However Great The Hardships And The Trials Which Loom Ahead, Our America Will Endure And The Cause Of Human Freedom Will Triumph.