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 on great
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. John F. Kennedy on great
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. John F. Kennedy on great
There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin! John F. Kennedy on great
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 on history
If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. John F. Kennedy on history
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. John F. Kennedy on history
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 on history
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 on history
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last. John F. Kennedy on history
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 on home
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 on hope
I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant. John F. Kennedy on hope
I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times. John F. Kennedy on intelligence
I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. John F. Kennedy on knowledge
The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds. John F. Kennedy on knowledge
The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth. John F. Kennedy on knowledge
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. John F. Kennedy on leadership
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. John F. Kennedy on learning
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy on life