The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
JOHN F. KENNEDYNo 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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The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.
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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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The rising tide lifts all the boats.
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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
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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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Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.
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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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Never let your fears hold you back from pursuing your hopes.
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Each success brings with it the potential of failure and each failure brings with it the potential of success.
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Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.
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No sane society chooses to commit national suicide.
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The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.
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We must abolish nuclear weapons, or they will abolish us.
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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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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
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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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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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Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.
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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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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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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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Our task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.
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Liberty without learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.
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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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My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.
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