Quotes by John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy (also known as simply JFK) swas the 35th President of the United States. His list of accomplishments are endless, even though he was never able to complete even his first term due to his assassination. He was the youngest President, he served during the Cold War, he played a major role in getting the USA to the Moon, and he was the first Catholic president. He also helped influence many changes around the USA for Civil Rights. Read some of famous JFK quotes below.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save few who are rich.
Ask not what america can do for you, but what we can do together to better the world.
A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed.
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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.
I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.
I look forward to 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.
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