We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.
JOHN F. KENNEDYMy fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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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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Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable.
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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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Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
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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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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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Liberty without learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.
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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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So long as freedom from hunger is only half achieved, so long as two thirds of the nations have food deficits, no citizen, no nation can afford to be satisfied.
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Here on earth, God’s work must surely be our own.
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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
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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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