John Kennedy actually said...

"It's not an exaggeration to say that this endeavor proceeds under conditions today more fraught with peril than any in our history."

"Contrary to the assertion that this nation has been living beyond its means abroad, we have been increasing those means instead."

"And when you do badly, all suffer."

"In the military arena, the initiative rests with the aggressor--a role that we shun by nature and tradition--and our alliances are largely, therefore, defensive."