John F. Kennedy: “For we seek not the worldwide victory of one nation or system but a worldwide victory of man.”

We steer our ship with hope, as Thomas Jefferson said, "leaving Fear astern.

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

Today the United Nations is primarily the protector of the small and the weak, and a safety valve for the strong.

Tomorrow it can form the framework for a world of law--a world in which no nation dictates the destiny of another, and in which the vast resources now devoted to destructive means will serve constructive ends.