The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive and unrealistic

Quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Topics: Truth Quotes

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...

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds

The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds

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...

In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the...

In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the...

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a...

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a...

Every area of trouble gives out a ray of hope; and the one unchangeable certanity...

Every area of trouble gives out a ray of hope; and the one unchangeable certanity...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

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...

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names

We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes

We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes

Hope is one of those things in life you cannot do without

Hope is one of those things in life you cannot do without

Hope springs eternal in the human breast

Hope springs eternal in the human breast

Hope is a waking dream

Hope is a waking dream