While geography has made us neighbors, tradition has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies—in a vast Alianza para el Progreso. Those whom nature has so joined together, let no man put asunder.

John F. Kennedy: "Address by the President at a Luncheon Given in His Honor by President Lopez Matcos.," June 29, 1962. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project.

John F. Kennedy: Address by the President at a Luncheon Given in His Honor by President Lopez Matcos.[presidency.ucsb.edu]