
We do not seek colonies. We do not seek economic concessions. We seek only the right to live in peace with other nations.
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We do not seek colonies. We do not seek economic concessions. We seek only the right to live in peace with other nations.

The pursuit of peace is too important for politics-as-usual.

To assist in this, we need new incentives to get capital flowing into the ghetto.

This new kind of war can actually be waged more effectively with fewer men and at less cost.

But Government has a role to play in the building of the new city.

Our investment in education is an investment in America's future; none that we make will pay better dividends.

What we need today is not more millions on welfare roles but more millions on payrolls.

A city is many things—homes, offices, schools, factories. But basically, the people are the city.

There is nothing the matter with the engine of free enterprise that cannot be corrected by placing a prudent and sober engineer at the throttle.

We need not only equal enforcement of the law—but also equal protection of the law.

We cannot accept a wave of crime as the wave of the future.

We need a government in Washington that will recognize that economics is more than a question of politics; it is also a question of justice.

As we turn away from the old paternalism of the 40's and toward the expanded democracy of the 70's, we'll discover a new dignity, a new unity, a new stability in America.

Ours was conceived, in the eloquent simplicity of Lincoln's words, as a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

We're never satisfied with things as they are.

We stand together on the great issue of human rights for all Americans.

Eisenhower weather is victory weather, too; don't forget that.