John F. Kennedy: “Third, we need to strengthen our Nation by protecting the basic rights of its citizens.”

No policeman is universally popular--particularly when he uses his stick to restore law and order on his beat.

These various elements in our foreign policy lead, as I have said, to a single goal--the goal of a peaceful world of free and independent states.

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…

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