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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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Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
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Struggle for freedom. Where people are denied the right of choice, recourse to such struggle is the only means of achieving their liberties.
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If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help.
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The world was not meant to be a prison in which man awaits his execution.
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Remember that our nation's first great leaders were also our first great scholars.
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The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.'
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.
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Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength of the nation.
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The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require many years of training and education.
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The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.
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Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.
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Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.
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When I was growing up I had three wishes. I wanted to be a Lindbergh-type hero, learn Chinese, and become a member of The Algonquin Round Table.
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All my life Ive known better than to depend on the experts. How could I have been so stupid, to let them go ahead?
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... the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy.
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Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its parts - including the First Amendment and the strict separation of church and state.
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My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight.
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One of the best ways to expand his horizon is through a regular reading program.
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The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.
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