Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable.
JOHN F. KENNEDYLiberty without learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.
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I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
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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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Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
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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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If not us, who? If not now, when?
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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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Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
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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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The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.
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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 future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.
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Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality.
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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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Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
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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 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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Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.
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Don’t pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.
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The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet.
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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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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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Never let your fears hold you back from pursuing your hopes.
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My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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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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In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.
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