John F. Kennedy: “For we cannot for long lead the cause of peace and freedom, if we ever cease to set the pace here at home.”

If, on the other hand, we hang back in deference to local economic pressures, we will find ourselves cut off from our major allies.

For my part, I shall withhold from neither the Congress nor the people any fact or report, past, present, or future, which is necessary for an informed judgment of our conduct and hazards.

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

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…