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If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail.

All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for a time; but if one has a great aim to pursue, this burden of envy must be accepted, and it is wise to accept it.

The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization.

Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.

We live in a constant fear that our shortcomings will be exposed to family, to friends and to the world.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

Together, we can build the kind of world in which we all seek to live, one of universal equality and justice.