I believe that you feel as I do that we have a wonderful country, that we cannot just take things for granted and sit in a rocking chair and let the rest of the world go by.

We are prosperous today--more prosperous than any people have ever been at any time.

We must care about the rights of our fellow man as much as we care about the rights of our own.

If we are to remain a great nation, we must be led by great people.

I am determined that America shall live, through all time.

I agreed to it if the good Lord was willing and the creeks didn't rise.

I don't want to guide the news.

We are prepared today--better prepared than ever before in all of our history.

America is not, America must never be, led by one man alone.

That progress must be continued.

That is our challenge. That is yours and mine.

I feel very pleased that these men have indicated their willingness to make a sacrifice to lend their peculiar and unusual talents to the direction of this great adventure between Government and free enterprise.

We must make it dear, to all abroad and to all at home, that America will never permit itself to be divided.

I have no further information on the incident other than that given you, other than the information you received Saturday on a background basis.

I will be doing things like that every day.

For none of us is free unless all of us are free; none is strong unless all are strong; none of us can live in dignity unless all of us live in decency.

Compassion has always been, and must always be, a vital part of the strength of America.

This house is the house of all the people of this land.

Hunger destroys initiative.

I am happy to have Mr. Richard W. Reuter, the Director of the Food for Peace Program, as my representative and Special Ambassador at the independence ceremonies.

The day America hardens its heart, the day the fortunate turn away from the helpless, the day compassion turns to indifference, on that day we will begin to decline from greatness.

We in the United States look forward to seeing the friendly ties already established between us grow stronger in the years ahead.

I am confident that Malta's role as an independent member of the community of nations will be bright and constructive.

It is proof that if we work with each other, instead of fight each other, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

The establishment of Malta as an independent state is a tribute to you, the British Government, and the people of Malta.