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There Can Be No Doubt That Distrust Of Words Is Less Harmful Than Unwarranted Trust In Them.

My Dear Fellow Citizens: For Forty Years You Have Heard From My Predecessors On This Day Different Variations Of The Same Theme: How Our Country Flourished, How Many Millions Of Tons Of Steel We Produced, How Happy We All Were, How We Trusted Our Government, And What Bright Perspectives Were Unfolding In Front Of Us. I Assume You Did Not Propose Me For This Office So That I, Too, Would Lie To You.

In Any Case, Ideals Are Something We Strive For; They Are Somewhere On The Horizon Of Our Efforts; They Provide Meaning And Direction; They Are Not, However, Static Quotas That We Either Fulfill Or Do Not.

Man Is Not An Omipotent Master Of The Universe, Allowed To Do With Impunity Whatever He Thinks, Or Whatever Suits Him At The Moment. The World We Live In Is Made Of An Immensely Complex And Mysterious Tissue About Which We Know Very Little And Which We Must Treat With Utmost Humility.

You Can't Spend Your Whole Life Criticizing Something And Then, When You Have The Chance To Do It Better, Refuse To Go Near It.