The purpose is Divine; the implementation is human. Our country and its government have made mistakes - human mistakes.

Books, in all their variety, offer the human intellect the means whereby civilisation may be carried triumphantly forward.

Our strength is our unity of purpose. To that high concept there can be no end save victory.

In the face of great perils never before encountered, our strong purpose is to protect and to perpetuate the integrity of democracy.

As I stand here today, having taken the solemn oath of office in the presence of my fellow countrymen - in the presence of our God - I know that it is America's purpose that we shall not fail.

The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life.