When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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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...

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...

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States,...

If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States,...

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...

The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk...

The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk...

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...

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a...

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a...

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

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...

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the...

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the...

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long...

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long...

Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together...

Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together...

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.