Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life

Quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Topics: African American Quotes, Minority Quotes

If not us, who? If not now, when?

If not us, who? If not now, when?

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

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

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......

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44...

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44...

My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never...

My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never...

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

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

We prefer world law, in the age of self-determination, to world war in the age...

We prefer world law, in the age of self-determination, to world war in the age...

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all...

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all...

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.......

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.......

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...

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

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...

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...

Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a...

Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a...

This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on...

This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on...

Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain

Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one...

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one...

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we,...

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we,...

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not,...

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not,...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...