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Don't ask 'Why', ask instead, 'Why not'.
John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy
Age: 46 †
Born: 1917
Born: May 29
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
35Th U.S. President
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My fellow Americans, let us take that first step. Let us...step back from the shadow of war and seek out the way of peace. And if that journey is a thousand miles, or even more, let history record that we, in this land, at this time, took the first step.
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Every dollar released from taxation that is spared or invested will help create a new job and a new salary.
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I do not speak for my church on public matters and the church does not speak for me.
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The leadership of the American Legion has not had a constructive thought for the benefit of this country since 1918.
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Where nature makes natural allies of us all, we can demonstrate that beneficial relations are possible even with those with whom we most deeply disagree-and this must someday be the basis of world peace and world law.
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Our alliance is born, not of fear, but of hope. It is an alliance that advances what we are for, as well as opposes what we are against.
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Members of the Congress, the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. We are all trustees for the American people, custodians of the American heritage. It is my task to report the State of the Union--to improve it is the task of us all.
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O God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.
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