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.
JOHN F. KENNEDYA man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
More John F. Kennedy Quotes
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The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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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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In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.
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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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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
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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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Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.
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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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Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
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The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.
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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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There can be no progress if people have no faith in tomorrow.
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Lets talk to one another instead of about one another.
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Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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