When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some...

There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some...

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the...

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the...

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a...

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a...

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are...

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are...

Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.

Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It...

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for...

We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age...

We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age...

I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that...

I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that...

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by...

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by...

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history...

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history...

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know

Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know

I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely...

I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...