The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the...

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the...

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...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Partys candidate for...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Partys candidate for...

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and...

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and...

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

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...

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation...

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,...

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...

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...

Et every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay...

Et every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay...

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...

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be...

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be...

There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is...

There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is...

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want...

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want...

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires...

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires...

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do...

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do...

Remember, if youre headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!

Remember, if youre headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for...

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for...

The purpose of education is to enlighten the student as to how to use their...

The purpose of education is to enlighten the student as to how to use their...