John F. Kennedy — "The United States is not a nation of black and white people. It is a nation of i…"

"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all."

"The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings."

"I'm not saying that we won't have to use nuclear weapons, but I'm saying that we should be very careful about how we use them."

"We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and fal…"

"We stand on the edge of a new frontier."