To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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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.

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...

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

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

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.

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that...

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that...

Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or...

Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or...

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...

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...

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the...

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the...

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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...

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the...

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the...

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 am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in...

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in...

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall...

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall...

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you...

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you...

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

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...