A balance of power between the legislative and the judicial and the executive branches of Government.
Our people are now at peace for the first time in more than a decade.
The national rate of serious crime is now heading down for the first time in 17 years, and they want that downward spiral to continue.
But balancing the Federal budget is no pipe dream; it is a realistic goal.
We must work hard and we must work constructively over the next four months to meet the country's pressing needs.
Eight months ago I submitted to the Congress a new budget calling for Federal outlays of $268.7 billion during fiscal year 1974.
The United States will do its part, and we look to our partners to join in fulfilling the promise of the years that lie ahead.
I believe that in this we can infuse our old ties with a new dynamism.
It is the policy of the Federal Government to improve and enhance environmental quality.
Every dollar we cut from the Federal deficit is another blow against higher prices.
Collective defense remains the cornerstone of the Atlantic Alliance.