I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds: a Harvard education and a Yale degree.

Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were.

Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

I have just received the following wire from my generous Daddy. It says, ''Dear Jack: Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I am going to pay for a landslide.''

It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won.

The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.

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