We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.
Hubert H. HumphreyRead
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We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.
There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream.
The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?
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