"We are young in world history, but these ideals of ours we can offer to the world with the certainty that they have the power to inspire and to impel action. I am not implying in any way that we would attempt to persuade other people to adopt our particular form of government. I refer here specifically to those fundamental values on which our government, like many other democracies, is based. These, I believe, are timeless and have a validity for all mankind. These, I believe, will kindle the imagination and arouse the spirit."
- George C. Marshall