"We go into space because whatever mankind..." - Quote by John F Kennedy

“The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.”

“We want to be first; not first if, not first but; but first!”

“There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.”

“Why should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition? Why should the United States and the Soviet Union, in preparing for such expeditions, become involved in immense duplications of research, construction and expenditure?”

“Humans need to be a multiplanet species.”

“I think a lot of the American people feel more than a little disappointed that the high-water mark for human exploration was 1969. The dream of human space travel has almost died for a lot of people.”

“Birds never sing in caves.”

“The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens, and command the respect of the world.”

“To freemen, threats are impotent.[Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.]”