Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
JOHN F. KENNEDYPersons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.
More John F. Kennedy Quotes
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Justice delayed is democracy denied.
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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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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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Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable.
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We must abolish nuclear weapons, or they will abolish us.
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A tax cut means higher family income and higher business profits and a balanced federal budget.
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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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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
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A child miseducated is a child lost.
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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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Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.
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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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There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
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There can be no progress if people have no faith in tomorrow.
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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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