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.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city.

Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city.

When a family is involved in a human rights movement, as in the Mexican- American...

When a family is involved in a human rights movement, as in the Mexican- American...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

Experience has proved that the real danger to America and to liberty lies in the...

Experience has proved that the real danger to America and to liberty lies in the...

You know, there are a lot of would-be governors of Texas sitting around today who...

You know, there are a lot of would-be governors of Texas sitting around today who...

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies...

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies...

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

The business of America is business.

The business of America is business.

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

New York is a city of conversations overheard, of people at the next restaurant table...

New York is a city of conversations overheard, of people at the next restaurant table...

Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences

Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences