The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.

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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world...

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world...

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is...

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is...

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe...

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe...

A child miseducated is a child lost.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that...

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that...

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? Im the only person standing between Richard Nixon...

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? Im the only person standing between Richard Nixon...

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It...

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It...

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the...

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the...

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation...

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation...

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay...

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for...

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by...

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...