From John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

          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, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty. This much we pledge---and more.

From President Reagan’s Comments on the Challenger Tragedy

          We pray that the special power of this season will make its way into your sad hearts and remind you of some old joys. Remind you of the joy it was to know these fine young men and women, the joy it was to witness the things they said and the jokes they played, the kindness they did and how they laughed. . . . For love is never wasted, love is never lost; love lives on and sees us through sorrow.

From Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech

          I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

          I have a dream that one day the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

          I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!