John F. Kennedy: “And we will have forged across the Atlantic a trading partnership with vast resources for freedom.”

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

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.

Members of the Congress: The United States did not rise to greatness by waiting for others to lead.

Our decision could well affect the unity of the West, the course of the Cold War, and the economic growth of our Nation for a generation to come.