"Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."

"The supreme reality of our time is this: the threat of nuclear war."

"When power leads man to arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corru…"

"It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war."

"Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us."