In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. -John F. Kennedy Time
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. -John F. Kennedy Memorialday
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten. -John F. Kennedy Courage
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. -John F. Kennedy History
There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair. -John F. Kennedy Men
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. -John F. Kennedy Education
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. -John F. Kennedy Politics
Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom. -John F. Kennedy Freedom
To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust. -John F. Kennedy Trust
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder. -John F. Kennedy History
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. -John F. Kennedy Power
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce. -John F. Kennedy Science
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. -John F. Kennedy Life
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it. -John F. Kennedy History
It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree. -John F. Kennedy Education
I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose. -John F. Kennedy Strength
