John F. Kennedy Quotes

• The Republican Party can lead any person to believe that their promises will be fulfilled in the future. They follow the Hitler line – no matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as truth.

  John F. Kennedy

  Lying, Matter, Propaganda

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• This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

  John F. Kennedy

  Country, Presidential, Poverty

  Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.13, Best Books on

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• Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Memorial Day, Freedom

  Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

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• One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Bullying, Morning

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• Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

  John F. Kennedy

  4th Of July, Responsibility, Past

  John F. Kennedy's Speech at Loyola College Alumni Banquet, Baltimore, Maryland, www.jfklibrary.org. February 18, 1958.

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• My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Country

  Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

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• Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it.

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  Journey, Easy, Asks

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• Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

  John F. Kennedy

  Motivational, Change, Inspiring

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• Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball

  John F. Kennedy's Speech at the Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 17, 1960.

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• A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

  John F. Kennedy

  Christian, Peace, War

  Kennedy, John F. (1963). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962”, p.163, Best Books on

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• Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom.

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  Freedom, Sacrifice, Gun

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• I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds.

  John F. Kennedy

  Wind, Splinters, Pieces

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• There's an old saying. Never send a boy to do a man's job, send a lady.

  John F. Kennedy

  Jobs, Boys, Men

  John F. Kennedy, Dominique Enright (2003). “The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy”, Michael O'Mara Books

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• Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Peace, Freedom

  Address on first anniversary of Alliance for Progress, 13 Mar. 1962

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• Lets talk to one another instead of about one another.

  John F. Kennedy

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• Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

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  Inspirational, Peace, Strong

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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.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Positivity, Light

  Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, en.wikisource.org. July 15, 1960.

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• We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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• If by a "Liberal," they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people - their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties - someone who believes that we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say that I'm a "Liberal."

  John F. Kennedy

  Jobs, Believe, School

  John F. Kennedy's Address upon Accepting the Liberal Party Nomination for President, New York, New York, www.jfklibrary.org. September 14, 1960.

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• Our task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.

  John F. Kennedy

  Future, Healing, Past

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• The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

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  Freedom, Men, Rights

  1963 On sending national guardsmen to ensure peaceful integration at the University of Alabama. Address to the nation, 11 Jun.

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• Don't ask 'Why', ask instead, 'Why not'.

  John F. Kennedy

  Optimism, Why Not, Asks

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• All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Education, Teaching

  Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.446, Best Books on

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• The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.

  John F. Kennedy

  Class, Citizens, States

  Kennedy, John F. (1963). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962”, p.9, Best Books on

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• Never let your fears hold you back from pursuing your hopes.

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