It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.
JOHN F. KENNEDYNo responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.
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The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.
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Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.
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To those whom much is given, much is expected.
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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.
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I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
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So long as freedom from hunger is only half achieved, so long as two thirds of the nations have food deficits, no citizen, no nation can afford to be satisfied.
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Our task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.
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Only an educated and informed people will be a free people.
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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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Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
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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 time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
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History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.
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The rising tide lifts all the boats.
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Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.
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