There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can b….

Like medieval theologians we had a philosophy that explained everything to us in advance, and everything that did not fit could be readily identified….

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues..

This is regrettable indeed for a nation that aspires to teach democracy to other nations, because, as Burke said: "Example is the school of mankind, ….

To criticize one's country is to do it a service.... Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism-a higher form of patriotis….

International educational exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we wo….

The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned,….

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and….

When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encou….

Insofar as it represents a genuine reconciliation of differences, a consensus is a fine thing; insofar as it represents a concealment of differences,….

Education is a slow moving but powerful force.

To give [the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba] even covert support is on a par with the hypocrisy and cynicism for which the United States is constantly ….

The preservation of our free society in the years and decades to come will depend ultimately on whether we succeed or fail in directing the enormous ….

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine..

I do not think it is "selling America short" when we ask a great deal of her; on the contrary, it is those who ask nothing, those who see no fault, w….

Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations.

It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which our system….

Education is a slow-moving but powerful force. It may not be fast enough or strong enough to save us from catastrophe, but it is the strongest force ….

The age of warrior kings and of warrior presidents has passed. The nuclear age calls for a different kind of leadership.... a leadership of intellect….

We are trying to remake Vietnamese society, a task which certainly cannot be accomplished by force and which probably cannot be accomplished by any m….

In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects..