We welcome the views of others. We seek a free flow of information across national boundaries and oceans, across iron curtains and stone walls. We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

John F. Kennedy: "Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the Voice of America.," February 26, 1962. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley

John F. Kennedy: Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the Voice of America.[presidency.ucsb.edu]