We couldn't make any precommitments and we wouldn't sign a blank check to a treaty that we didn't know what was in it, but that we would do what was fair, what was right, and what was just.

It must be our purpose to continue steady progress until the promise of equal rights for all has been fulfilled.

We look toward the day when the men and women of Poland shall stand again in freedom and justice, and we shall hasten, by every honorable and responsible means, the arrival of that day.

The only satisfaction you get is that it is raining on the just and unjust, Republicans and Democrats.

This man is to be tried by someone, and I believe that it would be bad for anyone in official position to take advantage of official reports.

And to all people, everywhere--this final pledge: With you we look forward to and shall never cease to work for a world of peace, based on justice.

There are adequate legal means of determining all of these factors.

We want permanent peace based upon confidence, based upon justice and decency, wherever the American government is represented.

In return, I can say only this: so far as the Almighty will give to this administration and to me personally the ability to discern the proper tasks, we shall do nothing but devote our efforts to try to lead this world--this Nation of ours--toward enduring peace, toward a better prosperity and equal justice for all here at home.

We believe that all men have the same rights, and that these rights must be respected.

I have of course tried to be fair to every segment of this population of ours.

Our aims in Korea are just as clear and just as simple as the things for which we fought in the American Revolution.

These three elements... led me to the inescapable conclusion that the single most important element in an effective and at the same time just and fair loyalty program was the preservation of all files in connection therewith in the strictest confidence.

They must 'settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.'

I know that every loyal American citizen desires lasting peace based on freedom and justice for all men.

No one, of course, should be permitted to escape ultimate prosecution for any violation of law.

If a just and durable peace is to be attained, or even if all of us are merely to save our own skins, there is one thought for us here at home to keep uppermost.

The tribute which you and the Belgian people are paying on Decoration Day to the memory of those American soldiers and sailors who gave their lives for the cause of justice and whose bodies rest in Belgium, echoes and resounds in every American heart with gratitude and affection for their Belgian comrades and friends.