John Fitzgerald Kennedy

And right there lies one of the great issues in this campaign - an issue that divides the parties and the candidates.

Texas has twice, in 1952 and 1956, jumped off the Democratic band wagon.

And if we are elected, every American, regardless of his race or his creed or his color will be given his full constitutional rights.

When the Texans died for Texan independence, there were not only native born Texans in the Alamo; there were not only citizens of Tennessee and North Carolina, but there was a citizen from Massachusetts, William Lynn, who came here to shed…

Finally, I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end.

I do not run for the Presidency because it is an easy job.

And I want to thank all of you, and especially all you women, for the kind reception they were given here in Houston.

I can think of no assignment more important for a new administration than to try to reestablish the atmosphere which was so happily established in the administration of Franklin Roosevelt, the Good Neighbor Policy.

If we stand still, if we look back, if we mark time while the Communists move ahead, then people in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, will determine that the future belongs to the East and not to the West.

If we are elected, we are going to build an American security and an American defense second to none.

We hold the view that while this is a great country, we can do better; while this is a great State, we can do better; while this is a powerful country, it can be stronger.

First of all I want to express my thanks to all of you for taking Sunday off and coming to the airport to greet us.

It is paradoxical and it is tragic that at such a time our aircraft plants are operating at less than full capacity

America needs San Diego

To that question there can be only one answer - and that is the answer of the Democratic Party: America must have a military strength second to none

How can we improve on the Constitution?

I think here in San Diego we can lead the Democratic tide.

But it is an unfortunate fact that we can pursue peace only by remaining strong

San Diego - perhaps better than any other city in this country - illustrates the failures of the Republican Party

I think we'd all be better off

I think we can win the presidential election with your support.

I don't think there is a single State of the Union where we are better organized.

I think California is the place to win this election.

I think this country is ready to move again.

I think we can do a better job than that.