Here on earth, God’s work must surely be our own.
JOHN F. KENNEDYPeace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.
More John F. Kennedy Quotes
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The rising tide lifts all the boats.
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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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Only an educated and informed people will be a free people.
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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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Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.
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No sane society chooses to commit national suicide.
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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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Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
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The 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.
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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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Each success brings with it the potential of failure and each failure brings with it the potential of success.
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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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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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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
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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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