The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission – John F. Kennedy

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them – John F. Kennedy

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty – John F. Kennedy

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal – John F. Kennedy

The human mind is our fundamental resource – John F. Kennedy

We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination – John F. Kennedy