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.
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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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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.
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If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help.
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The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
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Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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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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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 rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
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A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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The rising tide lifts all the boats.
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Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
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A child miseducated is a child lost.
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Never let your fears hold you back from pursuing your hopes.
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We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.
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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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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
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The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.
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The best road to progress is freedom’s road.
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A boy spends his time finding a girl to sleep with. A real man spends his time looking for the one worth waking up to.
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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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Don’t ask ‘Why’, ask instead, ‘Why not’.
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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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