John F. Kennedy: “These domestic tasks do not divert energy from our security--they provide the very foundation for freedom's survival and…”

But now the winds of change appear to be blowing more strongly than ever, in the world of communism as well as our own.

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

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

The modern globe is too small, its weapons are too destructive, and its disorders are too contagious to permit any other kind of victory.