Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

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...

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in...

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in...

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and...

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and...

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.

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...

Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.

Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.

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.

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...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,...

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...

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien...

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien...

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to...

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to...

The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.

The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.

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...

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.