| 75 Famous Quotes by John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.”
Diplomacy Quotes |
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“People have not been horrified by war to a sufficient extent ... War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige as the warrior does today.”
Draft Quotes |
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“A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living.”
Draft Quotes |
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“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.”
Education Quotes |
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“In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.”
Effort Quotes |
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“The purpose of foreign policy is not to provide an outlet for our own sentiments of hope or indignation; it is to shape real events in a real world.”
Foreign policy Quotes |
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“The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.”
Freedom Quotes |
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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.”
Freedom Quotes |
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“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.”
Freedom Quotes |
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“For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for man's allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence.”
Future Quotes |
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“My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.”
Government Quotes |
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“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
Liberty Quotes |
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“Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.”
Party Quotes |
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“I know my Republican friends were glad to see my wife feeding an elephant in India. She gave him sugar and nuts. But of course the elephant wasn't satisfied.”
Party Quotes |
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“Ask not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your country.”
Patriotism Quotes |
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“When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.”
Poetry Quotes |
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“I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House--with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”
President Quotes |
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“The American presidency will demand more than ringing manifestos issued from the rear of the battle. It will demand that the President place himself in the very thick of the fight; that he care passionately about the fate of the people he leads ...”
President Quotes |
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“It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.”
Rights Quotes |
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“I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.”
Spirit Quotes |
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“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--diliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.”
Truth Quotes |
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“If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.”
Miscellaneous Quotes |
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“The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.”
Vote Quotes |
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“You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.”
Vote Quotes |
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“This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.”
Wealth Quotes |
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
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