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JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burde... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and ... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world -- or the ... JOHN F. KENNEDY It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. JOHN F. KENNEDY Most of us are conditioned for many years to have a political viewpoint -- Republican or Democratic,... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad a... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government -- he promised Dad he'd go straight. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--diliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but th... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or to ma... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it re... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, me... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY There is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in a war, and some men are wounded, and some m... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Life is unfair. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have th... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks an... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for worl... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us t... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds: a Harvard education and a Yale degree. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, t... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, t... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myt... JOHN F. KENNEDY The day before my inauguration President Eisenhower told me, You'll find that no easy problems ever ... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicia... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY As far as the job of President goes, its rewarding and I've given before this group the definition o... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. JOHN F. KENNEDY The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; th... 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 People have not been horrified by war to a sufficient extent... War will exist until that distant da... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what i... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY There is a terrific disadvantage in not having the abrasive quality of the press applied to you dail... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY We prefer world law, in the age of self-determination, to world war in the age of mass extermination... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Written in Chinese, the word crisis, is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the ot... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shinning. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY We hold the view that the people make the best judgment in the long run. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all ... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barri... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor -- it requires o... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY ... ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending fre... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burde... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For ... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY