Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.
ROBERT KENNEDYSome men see what is, and ask ‘Why?’ I see what might be, and ask ‘Why Not?’
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You knew that what is given or granted can be taken away, that what is begged can be refused; but that what is earned is kept.
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GNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile
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Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things.
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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
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In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.
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It is immoral to see evil and not act on it.
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Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.
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This much is clear: violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul.
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Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.
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Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
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All of us will ultimately be judged on the effort we have contributed to building a new world order.
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The enlargement of liberty for individual human beings must be the supreme goal and abiding practice of any western society.
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Nations around the world look to us for the leadership not merely by strength of arms but by strength of our convictions.
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Send forth a tiny ripple of hope.
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Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
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What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us.
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Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force.
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A life without criticism is not worth living.
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Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of People walking on it.
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I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.
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The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.
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I think there is an obligation on the part of all of us to stay informed and aware.
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Just because we cannot see clearly the end of the road, that is no reason for not setting out on the essential journey. On the contrary, great change dominates the world, and unless we move with change we will become its victims.
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Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.
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There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?
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