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John F. Kennedy

We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination.

-John F. Kennedy

age

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

-John F. Kennedy

alone

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.

-John F. Kennedy

alone

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

-John F. Kennedy

art

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

-John F. Kennedy

best

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.

-John F. Kennedy

best

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.

-John F. Kennedy

best

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

-John F. Kennedy

change

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

-John F. Kennedy

change

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

-John F. Kennedy

courage

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.

-John F. Kennedy

courage

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

-John F. Kennedy

courage

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight.

-John F. Kennedy

dad

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

-John F. Kennedy

education

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.

-John F. Kennedy

education

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.

-John F. Kennedy

education

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

fear

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

-John F. Kennedy

fear

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

-John F. Kennedy

fitness

Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.

-John F. Kennedy

fitness

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

-John F. Kennedy

forgiveness

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

-John F. Kennedy

freedom

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

-John F. Kennedy

freedom

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.

-John F. Kennedy

freedom

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

-John F. Kennedy

freedom

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.

-John F. Kennedy

freedom

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

-John F. Kennedy

freedom

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

-John F. Kennedy

freedom

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

-John F. Kennedy

future

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

-John F. Kennedy

future

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

-John F. Kennedy

future

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

-John F. Kennedy

future

I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.

-John F. Kennedy

future

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

-John F. Kennedy

future

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

-John F. Kennedy

future

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.

John F. Kennedy

We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination.

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.

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.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.

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