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 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...

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

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

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...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

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...

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall...

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall...

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.

I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been...

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been...

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a...

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a...

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...

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

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

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

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...

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...

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...

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether...

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether...

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.