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Every gun that is made,

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron.
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Neither a wise man nor

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
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When you appeal to force,

When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose.
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There is nothing wrong with

There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure.
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Things have never been more

Things have never been more like the way they are today in history.
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The supreme quality for leadership

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.
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Humility must always be the

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.
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I have found out in

I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory of America is that we didn't know it then.
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Some years ago I became

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat.
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No one should ever sit

No one should ever sit in this office over 70 years old, and that I know.
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