The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter

Quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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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

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas...

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas...

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The...

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The...

We are inclined to think that if we watch a football game or a baseball...

We are inclined to think that if we watch a football game or a baseball...

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression...

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

Show me a man who plays a good game of golf and I'll show you...

Show me a man who plays a good game of golf and I'll show you...

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a...

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a...

Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in...

Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in...

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

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

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression...

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

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...

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...

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

We are confronted primarily with a moral issuewhether all Americans are to be afforded equal...

We are confronted primarily with a moral issuewhether all Americans are to be afforded equal...

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and...

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.