Art Is A Universal Language

Let Us Solemnly Remember The Sacrifices Of All Those Who Fought So Valiantly, On The Seas, In The Air, And On Foreign Shores, To Preserve Our Heritage Of Freedom, And Let Us Reconsecrate Ourselves To The Task Of Promoting An Enduring Peace So That Their Efforts Shall Not Have Been In Vain.

And I Should Like To Assure You, My Islamic Friends, That Under The American Constitution, Under American Tradition, And In American Hearts, This Center, This Place Of Worship, Is Just As Welcome As Could Be A Similar Edifice Of Any Other Religion. Indeed, America Would Fight With Her Whole Strength For Your Right To Have Here Your Own Church And Worship According To Your Own Conscience. This Concept Is Indeed A Part Of America, And Without That Concept We Would Be Something Else Than What We Are.

Only A Fool Would Try To Deprive Working Men And Working Women Of Their Right To Join The Union Of Their Choice.

I Get Weary Of The European Habit Of Taking Our Money, Resenting Any Slight Hint As To What They Should Do, And Then Assuming, In Addition, Full Right To Criticize Us As Bitterly As They May Desire.

There Is No Victory At Bargain Basement Prices.