This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
JOHN F. KENNEDYPolitical action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.
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Sincerity is always subject to proof.
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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
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The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.
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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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Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.
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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
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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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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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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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To those whom much is given, much is expected.
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Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
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Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.
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Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of the people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance.
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The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.
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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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Hold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future.
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No President should fear public scrutiny of his program.
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Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.
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Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it.
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The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
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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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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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In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.
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