We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or the last.

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.