The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.

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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,...

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

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

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

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...

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life....

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life....

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

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

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

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long...

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long...

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history...

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history...

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

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...

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But, let us never fear to negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But, let us never fear to negotiate.

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to...

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to...

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard...

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard...

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been...

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been...

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

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

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

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer....

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer....

I'm an idealist without illusions.

I'm an idealist without illusions.

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...