John F. Kennedy: “New nations asked to choose between two competing systems need only compare conditions in East and West Germany, Eastern…”

But there is no comfort or security for us in evasion, no solution in abdication, no relief in irresponsibility.

Neither money nor technical assistance, however, can be our only weapon against poverty.

Industries--and I believe this is most vital--industries will move their plants and jobs and capital inside the walls of the Common Market, and jobs, therefore, will be lost here in the United States if they cannot otherwise compete for…

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.