John F. Kennedy: “And nothing carries the spirit of this American idealism more effectively to the far corners of the earth than the…”

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.

Through hot wars and cold, through recession and prosperity, through the ages of the atom and outer space, the American people have never faltered and their faith has never flagged.

We steer our ship with hope, as Thomas Jefferson said, "leaving Fear astern.