This is a great country, the United States, but it can be a greater country.

I take our case to you because I am confident that you are willing to do whatever has to be done to make us first in the world militarily, and thus first in the fight for peace.

I hope in a difficult and dangerous time in the life of our country that all of us may bring candles to help illuminate our country's way.

I don't think we want to turn this country for 4 more years over to the Republicans.

Collective bargaining has always been the bedrock of the American labor movement.

I call upon all Americans to join in the great effort to rebuild our country and strengthen the cause of freedom.

Yes, but I would not carry it to the extreme.

I think that registration is an element of success, but not the key to success.

In the cities, of course, there is a higher percentage of Democratic supporters than Republican and a higher percentage that are unregistered, relatively.

We used to say in Massachusetts when there were over 2 million votes, this was 1952, that we were going to secure 3 out of 5 of every one over 2 million.

I think that the lesson we learned from this session was that you cannot possibly pass these bills unless you have the support of the administration, unless you have the affirmative endorsement by whoever is President of the United States…

I am concerned about what we do about the defense of Alaska.

I am delighted to be here, to participate in the Labor Day ceremonies tomorrow.

Yes. I talked on Thursday morning to General Wheeler from the Department of Defense.

He didn't brief me on that.

In one ward in Baltimore, out of 1,028 people registered, the percentage was 6 to 1 Democratic.

This country cannot afford, nor can the whole free world afford, 4 more years of a do-nothing Republican leadership.

No, but I do think an arms agreement would be desirable.