Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survive.

Quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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We must use time as a tool not as a couch

We must use time as a tool not as a couch

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

True happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a...

True happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a...

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 in this country, in this generation, are--by destiny rather than choice--the watchmen on the...

We in this country, in this generation, are--by destiny rather than choice--the watchmen on the...

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all...

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all...

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind

Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.......

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.......

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds

The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to...

If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to...

This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on...

This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on...

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would...

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would...

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...