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.
JOHN F. KENNEDYI would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
More John F. Kennedy Quotes
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The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.
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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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If not us, who? If not now, when?
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It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
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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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Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
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Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. All our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.
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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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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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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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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
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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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The rising tide lifts all the boats.
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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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Politics is a jungle-torn between doing the right thing and staying in office.
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Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.
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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
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The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.
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Don’t pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.
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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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Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.
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A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all.
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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 task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.
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To those whom much is given, much is expected.
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