John F. Kennedy: “Third, we must sharpen our political and diplomatic tools--the means of cooperation and agreement on which an…”

For together we face a common challenge: to enlarge the prosperity of free men everywhere--to build in partnership a new trading community in which all free nations may gain from the productive energy of free competitive effort.

We need a new law--a wholly new approach--a bold new instrument of American trade policy.

But the world was not meant to be a prison in which man awaits his execution.

If, on the other hand, we hang back in deference to local economic pressures, we will find ourselves cut off from our major allies.