“For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants.”
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There's no doubt that usually a president's public image is enhanced by going to war. That never did appeal to me.
We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs.
The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.
Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.