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.
JOHN F. KENNEDYThe 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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Each success brings with it the potential of failure and each failure brings with it the potential of success.
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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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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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The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.
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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 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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Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.
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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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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
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No President should fear public scrutiny of his program.
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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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Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.
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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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Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
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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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