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. KENNEDYThe ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
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Lets talk to one another instead of about one another.
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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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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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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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A tax cut means higher family income and higher business profits and a balanced federal budget.
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Don’t pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.
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To those whom much is given, much is expected.
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The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.
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Sincerity is always subject to proof.
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The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.
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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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Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.
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