
I exercise it rarely and only when required.
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I exercise it rarely and only when required.

Our cities in America can be great centers of inspiration for the finest qualities of the human soul if, but only if, that aspiration is captured and reflected through the architecture of these cities.

This building will house a number of units of our defense establishment and bring them together.

Cities are for people--for all of our people.

I am very proud of the program and of you.

The heart of America's purposes and policies is concerned with the strength, the safety, the stability, and the greater success of the Atlantic lands and peoples.

Free trade is both sensible economics and sane politics.

I have the highest confidence that you will, by your hands and your hearts, turn on many lights at home and in the world, to make this a brighter world for your fellow man.

You residents of Iowa know the value of trade.

In our increasingly interdependent world, there is no room for the restrictiveness that leads to counter-restriction--and finally to the rivalries and conflict that undermine the foundations of free alliances and the pillars of peace.

I believe the young people of America want to be a part of a society that meets its duty, and that never fails its duty.

I say here today as I have said before, our guard is up but our hand is always out; our ears are open and our minds are not closed.

Every hour of every day that is mine is devoted to doing what we know to do to assure that kind of future for you.

I believe passionately that your future is light and not darkness; decency and not depravity.

Well, we're mighty glad that you have had a safe return. We're all very proud of you, and we are looking forward to seeing you.

I do not despair of an abiding personal belief that the peoples--and the leaders--of the free democracies can achieve the same unity and find the same great common purpose in peace that we had in war.

America is looking for those lights--looking through the darkness and shadows to see the signals that will mean there is hope for peace.

We of the United States are honored, Mr. Prime Minister, that your flag and our flag fly together, side by side, in the efforts these times require to preserve the peace of the world.