Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality.
JOHN F. KENNEDYCommunism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.
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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
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The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.
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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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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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Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
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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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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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Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes – one for peace and one for science.
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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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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
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The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.
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Never let your fears hold you back from pursuing your hopes.
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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 man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
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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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