This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

Quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Topics: Citizenship Quotes, Equality Quotes

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...

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is...

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is...

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

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

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has...

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has...

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...

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

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

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go...

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go...

The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say,...

The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics,...

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics,...

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...

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...

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

In a world where conformity breeds acceptance, stand tall and go against the grain, because...

In a world where conformity breeds acceptance, stand tall and go against the grain, because...

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight...

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight...

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and...

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and...