The Past Sharpens Perspective, Warns Against Pitfalls,

'peace And Friendship, In Freedom.'

We Have Won An Armistice On A Single Battlefield, Not Peace In Our World. We May Not Now Relax Our Guard Nor Cease Our Quest.

Our American Heritage Is Threatened As Much By Our Own Indifference As It Is By The Most Unscrupulous Office Or By The Most Powerful Foreign Threat. The Future Of This Republic Is In The Hands Of The American Voter.

Against The Dark Background Of The Atomic Bomb, The United States Does Not Wish Merely To Present Strength, But Also The Desire And The Hope For Peace.

In This Way We Are Reaffirming The Transcendence Of Religious Faith In America's Heritage And Future. From This Day Forward, The Millions Of Our Schoolchildren Will Daily Proclaim In Every City And Town, Every Village And Every Rural Schoolhouse, The Dedication Of Our Nation And Our People To The Almighty. In This Way We Shall Constantly Strengthen Those Spiritual Weapons Which Forever Will Be Our Country's Most Powerful Resource In Peace And War.