In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single...

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single...

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power...

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power...

A child miseducated is a child lost.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a...

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a...

In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon...

In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon...

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

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

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger...

When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger...

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...

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...

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you...

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you...

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...

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...

Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners,...

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners,...

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

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...

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard...

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard...

The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk...

The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk...

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world...

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world...