"Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom."
"Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan."
"In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power."
"Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.[Inaugural Address, January 20 1961]"
"The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.[Commencement Address at Yale University, June 11 1962]"
"Our progress as a nation can be not swifter than our progress in education."