By John F. Kennedy (attributed)
There are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
— John F. Kennedy (attributed)
John F. Kennedy reportedly used these words during a speech at the Americans for Democratic Action convention in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 1961, to defend his administration’s ambitious and often costly proposals, such as the Peace Corps and the early stages of the Space Race.