John Kennedy actually said...

"They are faced with, in a sense, the far more pedestrian but more difficult challenge after the fight for independence has been won, which carries its own built-in enthusiasm."

"I think it is worth your effort; it is worth your time."

"I am constantly impressed by the great convulsion which a fight for revolution brings, the extraordinary talent it brings to the surface."

"The problems they face today in every case, they have told me, were far more difficult than the problems they faced in the fight for independence."