"The arts, far from being a diversion, are a central element of national purpose, and in the highest sense, are a test of the quality of a civilization."

"The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it."

"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."

"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige as the warrior."

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies …"