We are confronted primarily with a moral issuewhether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated.

Quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Topics: Civil Rights Quotes

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

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...

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist...

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist...

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44...

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44...

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

If scientific discovery has not been an unalloyed blessing, if it has conferred on mankind...

If scientific discovery has not been an unalloyed blessing, if it has conferred on mankind...

Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that...

Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that...

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 believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the...

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the...

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...

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...

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...

Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain

Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain

The basis of effective government if public confidence.

The basis of effective government if public confidence.

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist...

Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist...

If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers...

If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers...

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.