I believe that peace, like any other goal, requires action.

It is an old issue that has been fought in this country year after year, political generation after political generation, and that is between the happy and the content and the fat, and the concerned and those who look forward.

I believe in 1960 the American people are going to move forward again.

As long as there are people around the world who wish to be free but are not free, as long as there are people around the world who are fighting to maintain their independence, as long as there are people who look to us for leadership, I…

If there are going to be inequalities, it should be on the grounds of their ability and dedication, not on the grounds of their color.

I believe that the next President of the United States and the next Congress are going to have to deal with three sets of problems, all of them different.

One hundred people working on one of the most important, involved, specialized fields the subject of disarmament, nuclear control.

I have never advocated and I do not now advocate intervention in Cuba in violation of our treaty obligations and in fact stated in Johnstown, Pa., that whatever we did with regard to Cuba should be within the confines of international law.

Farmers do business with the Secretary of Agriculture, and they have learned long ago that you can't do business with Benson.

I don't think the farmer can afford to vote Republican in 1960.

It is no exaggeration to say that the distress of our railroads is one of our most crucial problems.

I am delighted to be here, and I am extremely proud that our distinguished former President, President Truman, who has laid the issues out.

It is important that the public interest be uppermost at all times, and regulation is essential to accomplish that purpose.

There is an old saying that the farmer votes Republican only if he can afford it.

The Democratic Party is firmly committed to the revitalization of our railroads and their restoration to strong position in our economy.

What we need are good works and the esteem of good men, backed by good action.

Our influence in Latin America, and all the rest can only have the effect of reducing our prestige.

I believe party labels do mean something.