Now, when the inflationary pressures of the war and the post-war years no longer threaten, and the dollar commands new respect--now, when no military crisis strains our resources--now is the time to act.
Kennedy asserts that the current moment is ideal for economic action without military constraints.
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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.
We steer our ship with hope, as Thomas Jefferson said, "leaving Fear astern.
There is no longer any reason why American children should suffer from polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, or tetanus.