Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
JOHN F. KENNEDYThe problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use; of how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public.
More John F. Kennedy Quotes
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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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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
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We must abolish nuclear weapons, or they will abolish us.
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Don’t pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.
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The rising tide lifts all the boats.
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Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.
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Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
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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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Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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No 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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No President should fear public scrutiny of his program.
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Democracy may not be perfect, but at least I don’t have to build a wall to keep my people in.
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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
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Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.
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The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.
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We have the ability, as members of the human race, we have the means, we have the capacity to eliminate hunger from the face of the earth in our lifetime. We only need the will.
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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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To those whom much is given, much is expected.
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History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.
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One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.
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The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.
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Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
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Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
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There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly and laughter. Since the first two are beyond our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.
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