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.
JOHN F. KENNEDYEvery accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly and laughter. Since the first two are beyond our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.
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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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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
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Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.
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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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No sane society chooses to commit national suicide.
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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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Here on earth, God’s work must surely be our own.
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Only an educated and informed people will be a free people.
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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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Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
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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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The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the nation’s greatness.
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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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