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John F. Kennedy Quotes
A child
miseducated is a child lost.
John F. Kennedy
A man does what he
must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and
dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
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A man may die,
nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
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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.
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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
A revolution is
coming - a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough;
compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough
- but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can
affect its character, we cannot alter its inevitability.
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A young man who
does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely
to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects
include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed.
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All free men,
wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a
free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
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All this will not
be finished in the first hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the
first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even
perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.
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America has tossed
its cap over the wall of space.
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And so, my fellow
Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can
do for your country.
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As we express our
gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to
utter words, but to live by them.
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Change is the law
of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to
miss the future.
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Conformity is the
jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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Do not pray for
easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.
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Do you realize the
responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard
Nixon and the White House.
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Efforts and
courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
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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.
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Forgive your
enemies, but never forget their names.
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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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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.
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I am not the
Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate
for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.
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I am reading it
more and enjoying it less.
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I am sorry to say
that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on
other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours.
John F. Kennedy
I am the man who
accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.
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I don't think the
intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the
New York Times.
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I hear it said
that West Berlin is militarily untenable - and so was Bastogne, and so,
in fact, was Stalingrad. Any danger spot is tenable if men - brave men
- will make it so.
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I hope that no
American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting
either for me or against me solely on account of my religious
affiliation. It is not relevant.
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I just received
the following wire from my generous Daddy - "Dear Jack, Don't buy a
single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay
for a landslide."
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I know there is a
God - I see the storm coming and I see his hand in it - if he has a
place then I am ready - we see the hand.
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I look forward to
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.
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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.
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I look forward to
an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty, which will
protect the beauty of our natural environment, which will preserve the
great old American houses and squares and parks of our national past
and which will build handsome and balanced cities for our future.
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I think 'Hail to
the Chief' has a nice ring to it.
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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.
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I'm an idealist
without illusions.
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If a free society
cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
John F. Kennedy
If anyone is crazy
enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it.
All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president's.
John F. Kennedy
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