I'm An Idealist Without Illusions.

The New Frontier Of Which I Speak Is Not A Set Of Promises, It Is A Set Of Challenges. It Sums Up Not What I Intend To Offer The American People, But What I Intend To Ask Of Them.

If You Face A Man's Job, Find A Woman!

The Rights Of Man Come Not From The Generosity Of The State But From The Hand Of God.

When Power Corrupts, Poetry Cleanses

Courage--judgment--integrity--dedication--these Are The Historic Qualities Of The Bay Colony And The Bay State....and These Are The Qualities Which, With God's Help, This Son Of Massachusetts Hopes Will Characterize Our Government's Conduct In The Four Stormy Years That Lie Ahead.