Friends: I am honored to join you in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Northeastern University. It is always a great pleasure for me to exchange views with such a distinguished group as yourselves. Today, I would like to share with you some thoughts on peace and security which I consider important at this juncture in history. In considering these two issues, we are undertaking an effort that is not without precedent. While the concept of peace has differed with time, its significance, and even more, its pertinence, has held true. We need peace for human sustenance, for human development, and, ultimately, for human survival. Peace is more than the absence of war. To live in peace is to live without want. Thus, security must encompass the full spectrum of human needs in order to ensure sustainable peace.