John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

"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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"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."
John F. Kennedy
"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy
"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."
John F. Kennedy
"The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds."
John F. Kennedy
"The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth."
John F. Kennedy
"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction."
John F. Kennedy
"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."
John F. Kennedy
"When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses."
John F. Kennedy
"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."
John F. Kennedy
"We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it."
John F. Kennedy
"We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last."
John F. Kennedy
"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."
John F. Kennedy
"Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder."
John F. Kennedy
"The best road to progress is freedom's road."
John F. Kennedy
"We must use time as a tool, not as a couch."
John F. Kennedy
"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."
John F. Kennedy
"In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics."
John F. Kennedy
"I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times."
John F. Kennedy
"If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity."
John F. Kennedy
"The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital... the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth in the economy."
John F. Kennedy
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