John F. Kennedy: “Today we still welcome those winds of change--and we have every reason to believe that our tide is running strong.”

Through hot wars and cold, through recession and prosperity, through the ages of the atom and outer space, the American people have never faltered and their faith has never flagged.

There is no longer any reason why American children should suffer from polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, or tetanus.

Today the United Nations is primarily the protector of the small and the weak, and a safety valve for the strong.

We steer our ship with hope, as Thomas Jefferson said, "leaving Fear astern.