John F. Kennedy: “A strong America depends on its cities--America's glory, and sometimes America's shame.”

But today, were I to offer--after little more than a week in office--detailed legislation to remedy every national ill, the Congress would rightly wonder whether the desire for speed had replaced the duty of responsibility.

For it is the fate of this generation--of you in the Congress and of me as President--to live with a struggle we did not start, in a world we did not make.

If we move decisively, our factories and farms can increase their sales to their richest, fastest-growing market.

Our instrument and our hope is the United Nations--and I see little merit in the impatience of those who would abandon this imperfect world instrument because they dislike our imperfect world.