The first is the right of every nation to govern itself, to be free from outside dictation and coercion, to mold its own economy and society in any fashion consistent with the will of the people.
Remarks at the University of Costa Rica in San Jose
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We are proud to have them here also because they are a Scottish Regiment, and that green and misty country has sent hundreds and thousands of Scottish men and women to the United States and they have been among our finest citizens.
Along with the German people, we have followed intently efforts to bring up the survivors, whose courage we all admire.
I hope this kind of intimate association, cooperation for the benefit of all of our people, may be extended to other fields.
The Family of Man can survive differences of race and religion. Contrary to the assertions of Mr. Khrushchev, it can accept differences of ideology, politics, and economics.
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