I also want to take cognizance of the fact that this flight was made out in the open with all the possibilities of failure, which would have been damaging to our country's prestige. Because great risks were taken in that regard, it seems to me that we have some right to claim that this open society of ours which risked much, gained much.
John F. KennedyIn the dark days and darker nights when England stood alone-and most men save Englishmen despaired of England's life-he [Churchill] mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.
John F. KennedyThere are only two realities in life: death and laughter. We can do nothing to change the former, so we might as well do all we can to save the latter.
John F. KennedyCommunism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.
John F. Kennedy