The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.
JOHN F. KENNEDYDemocracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.
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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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The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.
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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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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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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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No sane society chooses to commit national suicide.
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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 President should fear public scrutiny of his program.
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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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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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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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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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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
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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 supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet.
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A tax cut means higher family income and higher business profits and a balanced federal budget.
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History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.
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Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.
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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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The best road to progress is freedom’s road.
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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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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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Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
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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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The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.
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