"... 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." Which conclusion is best supported by this quotation from the Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy in 1961? President Kennedy understood the limitations of power.even for a strong nation like the United States Compromise and appeasement were the best avenues to world peace. The Cold War was over, and the Soviet Union was beginning to unravel. President Kennedy was encouraging a very strong presence in foreign policy in the post-World War II period.