John F. Kennedy: “The vast resources of this planet are being devoted more and more to the means of destroying, instead of enriching…”

Members of the Congress: The United States did not rise to greatness by waiting for others to lead.

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

For this is the most urgent task confronting the Congress in 1963.

Before my term has ended, we shall have to test anew whether a nation organized and governed such as ours can endure.