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.

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

To be sure, no piece of social machinery, however well constructed, can be effective unless...

To be sure, no piece of social machinery, however well constructed, can be effective unless...

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've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized...

Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized...

Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can...

Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can...

People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.

People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.

I do not believe that any type of religion should ever be introduced into the...

I do not believe that any type of religion should ever be introduced into the...

Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House...

Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House...

An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that...

An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that...

The American idea is a free church in a free state, and a free and...

The American idea is a free church in a free state, and a free and...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

Americans have more food to eat than any other people and more diets to keep...

Americans have more food to eat than any other people and more diets to keep...

God is a righteous Judge, strong and patient: and God is provoked every day.

God is a righteous Judge, strong and patient: and God is provoked every day.

The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed...

The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed...