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All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it
be finished in the first 1,000 days, not in the life of this
Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.
But let us begin.
Topic: Beginnings
Source: in his inaugural address
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Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need -- not as a call to battle, though embattled we are -- but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" -- a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty and war itself.
Topic: Citizenship
Source: None
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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. - Inaugural Address.
Topic: Computer / Technology / Science
Source: None
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
Topic: Diplomacy
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Draft
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Draft
Source: None
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Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.
Topic: Education
Source: None
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In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.
Topic: Effort
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Foreign Policy
Source: None
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The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.
Topic: Freedom
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Freedom
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Freedom
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Future
Source: None
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My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
Topic: Government
Source: None
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Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
Topic: Inspirational
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Liberty
Source: None
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The full use of your powers along lines of excellence.
Topic: Miscellaneous
Source: None
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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
Topic: Miscellaneous
Source: None
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Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.
Topic: Party
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Party
Source: None
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Ask not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your country.
Topic: Patriotism
Source: None
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Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. And however undramatic the pursuit of peace, the pursuit must go on.
Topic: Peace
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Poetry
Source: None
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The political world is stimulating. It's the most interesting thing you can do. It beats following the dollar.
Topic: Politics / Government
Source: None
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Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. - Inaugural Address.
Topic: Politics / Government
Source: None
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My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government -- he promised Dad he'd go straight.
Topic: Politics / Government
Source: None
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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violen trevolution inevitable.
Topic: Politics / Government
Source: None
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Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
Topic: Politics / Government
Source: None
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We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
Topic: Politics / Government
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Politics / Government
Source: None
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Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.
Topic: Politics / Government
Source: None
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I think "Hail to the Chief" has a nice ring to it.
Topic: Presidency
Source: when asked what is his favorite song
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The President is merely the most important among a large number
of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to
the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct,
his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and
disinterested service to the nation as a whole. Therefore it is
absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell
the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly as
necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when
he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both
base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of
the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or
wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally
treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should
be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more
important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him
than about any one else.
Topic: Presidency
Source: when asked what is his favorite song
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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.
Topic: President
Source: None
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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 ...
Topic: President
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Rights
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Spirit
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Truth
Source: None
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The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.
Topic: Vote
Source: None
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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.
Topic: Vote
Source: None
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
Topic: Wealth
Source: None
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