John Fitzgerald Kennedy ( 10 of 68 )
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, read more
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future
Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future
It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for read more
It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.
Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.
Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.
We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that goal will serve to measure read more
We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that goal will serve to measure and organize the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win.
Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream read more
Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life
I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the read more
I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold read more
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet read more
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to read more
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.