It takes two to make peace.

Aeschylus and Plato are remembered today long after the triumphs of Imperial Athens are gone. Dante outlived the ambitions of thirteenth century Florence. Goethe stands serenely above the politics of Germany, and I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over cities, we too will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.

The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves.

In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and south.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

Abroad, the balance of power is shifting. There are new and more terrible weapons - new and uncertain nations - new pressures of population and deprivation.