一开始，肯尼迪宣誓要捍卫自由的朋友，抵御自由的敌人 ： “ 要让每个国家都知道，不管它想要我们好还是坏，我们都将不惜一切代价，承受一切负担，克服一切困难，去支持我们的朋友，对抗任何敌人，以确保自由的生存和成功。 ”
For starters, there was Kennedy’s vow to defend freedom for its friends and from its enemies: “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 to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”