Eisenhower: “If there is any way to promote the cause of peace, there is no personal inconvenience or sacrifice that I wouldn't make…”

The human spirit that must be free is the thing that brings 213 nationalities finally into one single nation.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

Our unity as a nation is sustained by free communication of thought and by easy transportation of people and goods.

We must not be either patronizing, resentful, or treat them as a stranger or enemy.