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

Quote by John F Kennedy

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Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in...

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in...

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for...

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for...

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...

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...

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long...

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long...

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a...

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a...

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is...

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is...

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon...

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon...

I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our...

I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our...

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

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

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...

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

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

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Now we have a problem in making our power credible, and Vietnam is the place.

Now we have a problem in making our power credible, and Vietnam is the place.

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that...

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that...

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

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

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

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

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...