“ Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. ”

“ 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. ”

“ In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. ”

“ If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. ”

“ War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. ”

“ The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. ”

“ Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all. ”

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