I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battles or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.

Quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less...

There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less...

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the...

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the...

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

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......

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The...

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The...

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...

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist...

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist...

In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the...

In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

We are confronted primarily with a moral issuewhether all Americans are to be afforded equal...

We are confronted primarily with a moral issuewhether all Americans are to be afforded equal...

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

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

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach...

We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach...

The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons...

The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons...

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...

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...

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil,...

Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil,...

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose