To be sure, no piece of social machinery, however well constructed, can be effective unless there is back of it a will and a determination to make it work.

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Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of man's command over sources of...

Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of man's command over sources of...

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

There is no greater responsibility resting upon peoples and governments everywhere than to make sure...

There is no greater responsibility resting upon peoples and governments everywhere than to make sure...

Under the ominous shadow which the second World War and its attendant circumstances have cast...

Under the ominous shadow which the second World War and its attendant circumstances have cast...

I am certain that, however great the hardships and the trials which loom ahead, our...

I am certain that, however great the hardships and the trials which loom ahead, our...

I fully realize that the new organization is a human rather than a perfect instrumentality...

I fully realize that the new organization is a human rather than a perfect instrumentality...

That war has brought with it a truly incredible development of means of destruction and...

That war has brought with it a truly incredible development of means of destruction and...

Please let me assure you, however, that the keen disappointment and regret which I feel...

Please let me assure you, however, that the keen disappointment and regret which I feel...

Within a few weeks the organization for the maintenance of international peace and security, established...

Within a few weeks the organization for the maintenance of international peace and security, established...