John F. Kennedy Quotes
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As apt and applicable as the Declaration of Independence is today, we would do well to honor that other historic document drafted in this hall - the Constitution of the United States. For it stressed not independence but interdependence - not the individual liberty of one but the indivisible liberty of all.
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When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize - nor could any man realize who does not bear the burdens of this office - how heavy and constant would be those burdens.
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I have seen in many places housing which has been developed under government influences, but I have never seen any projects in which governments have played their part which have fountains and statues and grass and trees, which are as important to the concept of the home as the roof itself.'
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Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.
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The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.
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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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The strength of the alliance on which our security depends is dependent in turn on our willingness to meet our commitments to them.
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Chronic disputes which divert precious resources from the needs of the people or drain the energies of both sides serve the interests of no one - and the badge of responsibility in the modern world is a willingness to seek peaceful solutions.
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Now we have a problem in making our power credible, and Vietnam is the place.
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There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.... I'm the responsible officer of the Government.
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The human mind is our fundamental resource.
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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the costs of a worldwide nuclear war in which even the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth - but neither shall we shrink from that risk any time it must be faced.
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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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We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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First, what does truth require? It requires us to face the facts as they are, not to involve ourselves in self-deception; to refuse to think merely in slogans. If we are to work for the future of the city, let us deal with the realities as they actually are, not as they might have been, and not as we wish they were.
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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.
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We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils - a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats.
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
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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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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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We must first bring others to see their own true interests better than they do today.
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Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility.
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My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.