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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In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...

There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is...

There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is...

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...

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.

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the...

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the...

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

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

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

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

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

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.

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,...

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,...

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask...

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask...

Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.

Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.

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...

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...

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

I'm an idealist without illusions.

I'm an idealist without illusions.

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...

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...

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

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