I Am Not One Of Those Who

Our Answer Is The World's Hope; It Is To Rely On Youth. The Cruelties And The Obstacles Of This Swiftly Changing Planet Will Not Yield To Obsolete Dogmas And Outworn Slogans. It Cannot Be Moved By Those Who Cling To A Present Which Is Already Dying, Who Prefer The Illusion Of Security To The Excitement And Danger Which Comes With Even The Most Peaceful Progress. This World Demands The Qualities Of Youth: Not A Time Of Life But A State Of Mind, A Temper Of The Will, A Quality Of Imagination, A Predominance Of Courage Over Timidity, Of The Appetite For Adventure Over The Life Of Ease...

Yet It Is The One Essential, Vital Quality For Those Who Seek To Change A World Which Yields Most Painfully To Change.

Prejudice Exists And Probably Will Continue To `but We Have Tried To Make Progress And We Are Making Progress. We Are Not Going To Accept The Status Quo.'

I Think We Can End The Divisions Within The United States. What I Think Is Quite Clear Is That We Can Work Together In The Last Analysis. And That What Has Been Going On With The United States Over The Period Of That Last Three Years, The Divisions, The Violence, The Disenchantment With Our Society, The Divisions - Whether It's Between Blacks And Whites, Between The Poor And The More Affluent, Or Between Age Groups, Or In The War In Vietnam - That We Can Work Together. We Are A Great Country, An Unselfish Country And A Compassionate Country. And I Intend To Make That My Basis For Running.

When You Teach A Man To Hate And Fear His Brother, When You Teach That He Is A Lesser Man Because Of His Color Or His Beliefs Or The Policies He Pursues, When You Teach That Those Who Differ From You Threaten Your Freedom Or Your Job Or Your Family, Then You Also Learn To Confront Others Not As Fellow Citizens But As Enemies...