The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the nation’s greatness.
JOHN F. KENNEDYTolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
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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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The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.
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We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.
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There can be no progress if people have no faith in tomorrow.
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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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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.
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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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Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.
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The cost of freedom is always high.
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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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The best road to progress is freedom’s road.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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Sincerity is always subject to proof.
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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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Never let your fears hold you back from pursuing your hopes.
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Don’t ask ‘Why’, ask instead, ‘Why not’.
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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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Liberty without learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.
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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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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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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
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The rising tide lifts all the boats.
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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
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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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