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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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...

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien...

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien...

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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...

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners,...

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners,...

A child miseducated is a child lost.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for...

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for...

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

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...