So long as war exists on earth there will be some danger that even the Nation which most ardently desires peace may be drawn into war.

I would rather have a peace-keeping hypocrisy than straightforward, brazen vice, taking the form of unlimited war.

Virtuous motives, trammelled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war. The cheers of weak, well-meaning assemblies soon cease to echo, and their votes soon cease to count. Doom marches on.

The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."

We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the discords of war.

In the days and in the years that are to come we shall work for a just and honorable peace, a durable peace, as today we work and fight for total victory in war. We can and we will achieve such a peace.