If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
JOHN F. KENNEDYHere on earth, God’s work must surely be our own.
More John F. Kennedy Quotes
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The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.
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We need people who can dream of things that never were.
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The best road to progress is freedom’s road.
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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
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Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
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We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.
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The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.
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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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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
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The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.
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Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. All our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.
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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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Justice delayed is democracy denied.
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Don’t ask ‘Why’, ask instead, ‘Why not’.
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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.
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It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.
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Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes – one for peace and one for science.
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The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.
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I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
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Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
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Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality.
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My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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