If not us, who? If not now, when?
JOHN F. KENNEDYWe stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.
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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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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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Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
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The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the nation’s greatness.
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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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There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
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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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We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.
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I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
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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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The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
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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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Lets talk to one another instead of about one another.
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We need people who can dream of things that never were.
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Don’t ask ‘Why’, ask instead, ‘Why not’.
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To those whom much is given, much is expected.
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No President should fear public scrutiny of his program.
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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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Justice delayed is democracy denied.
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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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The cost of freedom is always high.
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A child miseducated is a child lost.
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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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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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