John F. Kennedy: “For the troubles of a world organization merely reflect the troubles of the world itself.”

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

And, while the occasion does not call for another recital of our blessings and assets, we do have no greater asset than the willingness of a free and determined people, through its elected officials, to face all problems frankly and meet…

But the world was not meant to be a prison in which man awaits his execution.

This Nation is the world's foremost manufacturer, farmer, banker, consumer, and exporter.