"I believe that we are ready"
"These were the years when the United States met its responsibilities to freedom"
"We must not allow new crises over Soviet colonialism in Africa and Latin America to make us forget Soviet colonialism in East Europe."
"This State symbolizes the opportunities and the responsibilities and the problems which face the United States as a whole."
"I just want to say one word about the importance of sending a good man to the House of Representatives."
"But I do say that if I am elected President of the United States, I do think it is possible to set before the American people the things which we must do in order to maintain our freedom"
"I don’t think there has been any presidential election where the issues are so serious, the problems facing the United States so burdensome, the responsibilities so heavy upon us all"
"I hope that we are successful."
"This is a contest between two parties."
"I don't believe in big government, but I believe in effective governmental action."
"If a Negro baby is born he has about one-half as much chance to get through high school as a white baby."
"The question now is: Can freedom be maintained under the most severe attack it has ever known?"
"In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist half-slave or half-free."
"I think it can be. And I think in the final analysis it depends upon what we do here."
"I should make it very clear that I do not think we're doing enough, that I am not satisfied as an American with the progress that we're making."
"I'm not satisfied when the United States had last year the lowest rate of economic growth of any major industrialized society in the world."
"I think that if the federal government moved out of the program and withdrew its supports then I think you would have complete economic chaos."
"I think the case for the government intervention is a good one."
