John F. Kennedy Quotes
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It was in order to avoid any incorrect assessment on the part of your Government with respect to Cuba that I publicly stated that if certain developments in Cuba took place, the United States would do whatever must be done to protect its own security and that of its allies.
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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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The human mind is our fundamental resource.
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'O God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.'
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Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
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America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.
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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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Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility.
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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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My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight.
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The best road to progress is freedom's road.
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The world knows that America will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough of war and hate... we want to build a world of peace where the weak are secure and the strong are just.
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Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
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It's only when they join together in a forward movement that this country moves ahead...
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Why should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition? Why should the United States and the Soviet Union, in preparing for such expeditions, become involved in immense duplications of research, construction and expenditure?
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Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
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The pay is good and I can walk to work.
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I can assure you that every degree of mind and spirit that I possess will be devoted to the long-range interests of the United States and to the cause of freedom around the world.
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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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It cannot be surprising that, as resistance within Cuba grows, refugees have been using whatever means are available to return and support their countrymen in the continuing struggle for freedom. Where people are denied the right of choice, recourse to such struggle is the only means of achieving their liberties.
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The truth doesn't die. The desire for liberty cannot be fully suppressed.
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In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.
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The President of a great democracy such as ours, and the editors of great newspapers such as yours, owe a common obligation to the people: an obligation to present the facts, to present them with candor, and to present them in perspective.