At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. The American Promise (1965)
Our government is united in its determination to take all necessary measures in support of freedom and in defense of peace in Southeast Asia.
We are, and we will remain, the strongest nation on earth. We are, and we will always be, ready to defend freedom anywhere. Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Annual Dinner (1964)