We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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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...

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power...

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether...

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether...

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are...

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are...

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It...

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It...

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.

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...

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...

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

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...

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

Courage conquers all things, it even gives strength to the body

Courage conquers all things, it even gives strength to the body

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it

It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.

It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what...

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what...

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts...

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts...