John F. Kennedy: “For we believe that, in the end, it is the only way to assure the security of all without impairing the interests of…”

Through hot wars and cold, through recession and prosperity, through the ages of the atom and outer space, the American people have never faltered and their faith has never flagged.

The modern globe is too small, its weapons are too destructive, and its disorders are too contagious to permit any other kind of victory.

For we seek not the worldwide victory of one nation or system but a worldwide victory of man.

Tomorrow it can form the framework for a world of law--a world in which no nation dictates the destiny of another, and in which the vast resources now devoted to destructive means will serve constructive ends.