John F. Kennedy: “Some may choose forms and ways that we would not choose for ourselves--but it is not for us that they are choosing.”

The product of our abundance must be used more effectively to relieve hunger and help economic growth in all corners of the globe.

But as an institution, it should have in the future, as it has had in the past since its inception, no stronger or more faithful member than the United States of America.

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

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