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Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.
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The human mind is our fundamental resource.
John F. Kennedy
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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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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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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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And if there is one path above all others to war, it is the path of weakness and disunity.
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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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There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.... I'm the responsible officer of the Government.
John F. Kennedy
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
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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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Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.
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Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
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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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We cannot expect that everyone, to use the phrase of a decade ago, will 'talk sense to the American people'. But we can hope that fewer people will listen to nonsense. And the notion that this Nation is headed for defeat through deficit, or that strength is but a matter of slogans, is nothing but just plain nonsense.
John F. Kennedy
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Secondly, what does justice require? In the end, it requires liberty.
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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.
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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
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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.
John F. Kennedy
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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
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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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Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility.
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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.
John F. Kennedy