Never Insult An Alligator Until

I Am Firmly Convinced That In The World Of Today All Nations Will Be Forced To The Conclusion That Cooperation For Law, Justice, And Peace Is The Only Alternative To A Constant Race In Armaments-including Atomic Armaments-and To Other Disruptive Practices That Will Bring The Nations Participating In Them On Either Side To A Common Ruin, The Equivalent Of Universal Suicide.

I Am Certain That, However Great The Hardships And The Trials Which Loom Ahead, Our America Will Endure And The Cause Of Human Freedom Will Triumph.

Triumphant Science And Technology Are Only At The Threshold Of Man's Command Over Sources Of Energy So Stupendous That, If Used For Military Purposes, They Can Wipe Out Our Entire Civilization.

To Be Sure, No Piece Of Social Machinery, However Well Constructed, Can Be Effective Unless There Is Back Of It A Will And A Determination To Make It Work.

I Fully Realize That The New Organization Is A Human Rather Than A Perfect Instrumentality For The Attainment Of Its Great Objective. As Time Goes On It Will, I Am Sure, Be Improved.