"It is a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own."

--Benjamin Franklin
   Letter to Samuel Cooper, 1777


"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."

--John F. Kennedy
   Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961