John Fitzgerald Kennedy ( 10 of 68 )
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or read more
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or to make it the last.
We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy read more
We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.
Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.
In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.
In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need -- not read more
Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need -- not as a call to battle, though embattled we are -- but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" -- a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty and war itself.
So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity read more
So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in read more
Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.
The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the read more
The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life