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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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

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...

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

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

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

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...

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...

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

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

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

We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that...

We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that...

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be President, but they don't want...

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be President, but they don't want...

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for...

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds

The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

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, however great the hardships and the trials which loom ahead, our...

I am certain that, however great the hardships and the trials which loom ahead, our...

Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.

Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.