There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

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

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

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,...

There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some...

There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

Et every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay...

Et every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay...

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask...

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask...

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation...

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation...

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...

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

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

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.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

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

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

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single...

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

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

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

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.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old...

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old...