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John F. Kennedy

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JOHN F. KENNEDY Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

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JOHN F. KENNEDY The stories of past courage can define that ingredient-they can teach, they can offer hope, they can...
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JOHN F. KENNEDY Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.
JOHN F. KENNEDY Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us t...
JOHN F. KENNEDY Let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate.
JOHN F. KENNEDY If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
JOHN F. KENNEDY I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
JOHN F. KENNEDY We need men who can dream of things that never were.
JOHN F. KENNEDY If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision...
JOHN F. KENNEDY I look forward to an america in which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its streng...
JOHN F. KENNEDY We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
JOHN F. KENNEDY Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been pas...
JOHN F. KENNEDY ...probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those t...
JOHN F. KENNEDY The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation’s greatness, but the men ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY When we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most was that things were as bad as we'd be...
JOHN F. KENNEDY We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.
JOHN F. KENNEDY We set sail on this new sea because there is knowledge to be gained.
JOHN F. KENNEDY In a day,when you dont come across any problems,then you can be sure that you are travelling in the ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY And so it is to the printing press--to the recorder of man's deeds, the keeper of his conscience, th...
JOHN F. KENNEDY Mankind must put an end to war - or war will put an end to mankind.

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JOHN F. KENNEDY As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter word...
JOHN F. KENNEDY We've undersold ourselves. The retailers have been absorbing price changes. They're prepared to lowe...
JOHN F. KENNEDY We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but b...
JOHN F. KENNEDY If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas w...
JOHN F. KENNEDY All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop those ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

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JOHN F. KENNEDY We've always been used to the French doing things differently, and in most cases it's charming. But ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY We're winning the war but we haven't won the war yet. I think whoever takes over this job in 20 year...
JOHN F. KENNEDY Those who have got into the habit of consuming music for free are very hard to shift. And frankly it...
JOHN F. KENNEDY I married Joyce Sours, who has always understood my love for music and my need to perform. I think t...
JOHN F. KENNEDY I have thanked him many times for telling me the way it was.
JOHN F. KENNEDY I think this is something that people will welcome who are not computer-literate. We hope this helps...
JOHN F. KENNEDY