The Future Is Not A Gift: It

Democracy Is No Easy Form Of Government. Few Nations Have Been Able To Sustain It. For It Requires That We Take The Chances Of Freedom; That The Liberating Play Of Reason Be Brought To Bear On Events Filled With Passion; That Dissent Be Allowed To Make Its Appeal For Acceptance; That Men Chance Error In Their Search For The Truth.

Even Government By The Consent Of The Governed, As In Our Own Constitution, Must Be Limited In Its Power To Act Against Its People; So That There May Be No Interference With The Right To Worship, Or With The Security Of The Home; No Arbitrary Imposition Of Pains Or Penalties By Officials High Or Low; No Restrictions On The Freedom Of Men To Seek Education Or Work Or Opportunity Of Any Kind, So That Each Man May Become All He Is Capable Of Becoming.

The Free Way Of Life Proposes Ends, But It Does Not Prescribe Means.

Like It Or Not, We Live In Interesting Times. They Are Times Of Danger And Uncertainty; But They Are Also The Most Creative Of Any Time In The History Of Mankind. And Everyone Here Will Ultimately Be Judged - Will Ultimately Judge Himself - On The Effort He Has Contributed To Building A New World Society And The Extent To Which His Ideals And Goals Have Shaped That Effort.

Only Those Who Have The Courage To Fail Greatly Achieve Greatly.