To those whom much is given, much is expected.
JOHN F. KENNEDYGreat crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.
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Only an educated and informed people will be a free people.
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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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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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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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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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Don’t pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.
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Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.
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The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.
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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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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
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There can be no progress if people have no faith in tomorrow.
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Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
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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 supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet.
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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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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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The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.
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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
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History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.
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Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it.
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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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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
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Hold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future.
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The cost of freedom is always high.
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We must abolish nuclear weapons, or they will abolish us.
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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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