The United States must be strong; not 'Strong, if,' not 'Strong, when,' not 'Strong enough, but,' but 'Strong first.'

I can assure you that this is a young and vital country, but what we do here in our own country affects the security of the United States around the world.

I campaign for the office of the Presidency in a very difficult and dangerous time in the life of our country.

The harsh facts of the matter are that our security and leadership are both slipping away from us.

I do regard this deliberate exposure of a governmental secret that is not an administrative secret, but involves the security of our country, most seriously.

Our first concern must be that our country is secure.

We Americans have constantly pledged that we will never permit aggression.

The position of foreign affairs vis-a-vis other nations must not be weakened.

I wish every one of us would get that same habit, because that would contribute greatly to the ease of continuing our defense program on the basis on which it ought to be.

No one can successfully dispute the importance of maintaining and increasing in this country the vitality of the basic research upon which all technological development-and therefore our economic progress and national security--is dependent.

WHEREAS it is necessary, in the interest of the national security and defense, that plans be prepared and implemented whereby government and non-government radio stations may be silenced or required to be operated in a manner consistent with the needs of national security and defense in the event of hostile action endangering the nation, or imminent threat thereof;

The Board will report to the National Security Council on the Board's activities and on its evaluation of the national psychological operations, including implementation of approved objectives, policies, and programs by the departments and agencies concerned.

The Nation must have more money to run the war.

We ordinarily do not release production figures because they might give aid and comfort to the enemy.

You are a symbol, this small group, of a great many thousands of officers and men of the Army who are guarding the Nation's Capital.

Every purchaser of War Savings Bonds invests not only in the success of the Nation's common cause, but also in his own personal security and independence.

The war effort must come first and everything else must wait.

American armed forces must be used at any place in all the world where it seems advisable to engage the forces of the enemy.