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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.

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
Freedom, Responsibility, Long
Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility.

John F. Kennedy
Responsibility, Privilege
Speech at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, October 26, 1963.

Harry Truman once said, 'There are 14 or 15 million Americans who have the resources to have representatives in Washington to protect their interests, and that the interests of the great mass of the other people - the 150 or 160 million - is the responsibility of the president of the United States, and I propose to fulfill it.'

John F. Kennedy
Responsibility, People, Presidential

If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.

John F. Kennedy
History, Our Actions, Made
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.19, Best Books on

There is danger that totalitarian governments, not subject to vigorous popular debate, will underestimate the will and unity of democratic societies where vital interests are concerned.

John F. Kennedy
Government, Unity, Underestimate
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.477, Best Books on

If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Presidential, Intelligence
John F. Kennedy's Speech at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, www.jfklibrary.org. June 14, 1956.

We in this country, in this generation, are, by destiny rather than choice, the watchmen on the walls of world freedom.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Wall, War
Undelivered Speech to the Dallas Citizens Council, delivered 22 November 1963, Trade Mart, Dallas, Texas

But if the life will not be easy, it will be rich and satisfying. For every young American who participates in the Peace Corps-who works in a foreign land-will know that he or she is sharing in the great common task of bringing to man that decent way of life which is the foundation of freedom and a condition of peace.

John F. Kennedy
Men, Land, Way
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.135, Best Books on

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for economic growth, and the demands of citizenship itself in an era such as this all require the maximum development of every young American's capacity. The human mind is our fundamental resource.

John F. Kennedy
Education, Money, Growth
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.107, Best Books on

Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it.

John F. Kennedy
Ocean, Survival, Curiosity
"John F. Kennedy: 1961 : containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the president, January 20 to December 31, 1961" by John F. Kennedy, Washington: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1962.

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

John F. Kennedy
Peace, War, Torches
Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.

John F. Kennedy
Thank You, Teacher, Teaching

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

John F. Kennedy
Peace, War, Humanity
Speech of at Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, www.presidency.ucsb.edu. September 06, 1960.

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man

John F. Kennedy
Destiny, Men, May

I ask particularly that those of you who are now in school will prepare yourselves to bear the burden of leadership over the next 40 years here in the United States, and make sure that the United States - which I believe almost alone has maintained watch and ward for freedom - that the United States meet its responsibility. That is a wonderful challenge for us as a people.

John F. Kennedy
Believe, School, Responsibility
"Remarks at the Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington". September 27, 1963.

There are only two realities in life: death and laughter. We can do nothing to change the former, so we might as well do all we can to save the latter.

John F. Kennedy
Laughter, Reality, Two

I believe in an America that is on the march - an America respected by all nations, friends and foes alike - an America that is moving, doing, working, trying - a strong America in a world of peace. That peace must be based on world law and world order, on the mutual respect of all nations for the rights and powers of others and on a world economy in which no nation lacks the ability to provide a decent standard of living for all of its people.

John F. Kennedy
Strong, Believe, Moving
Speech at Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, www.presidency.ucsb.edu. October 31, 1960.

I want every American to be free to stand up for his rights, even if sometimes he has to sit down for them.

John F. Kennedy
Freedom, Rights, Liberty

Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free.

John F. Kennedy
Freedom, Men, Liberty
Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a 'Berliner'), delivered 26 June 1963, West Berlin

The most effective means of upholding the law is not the State policeman or the marshals or the National Guard. It is you. It lies in your courage to accept those laws with which you disagree as well as those with which you agree.

John F. Kennedy
Lying, Mean, Law
John F. Kennedy (2013). “The Letters of John F. Kennedy”, p.122, Bloomsbury Publishing

Each increase of tension has produced an increase of arms; each increase of arms has produced an increase of tension.

John F. Kennedy
Arms, Increase, Tension
Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Address to the Nation, delivered 26 July 1963

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.

John F. Kennedy
Wise, Wisdom, Soulmate

Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal motivation, but they should have the equal right to develop their talent and their ability and their motivation, to make something of themselves.

John F. Kennedy
Children, Motivation, Should Have
Civil Rights Address, delivered 11 June 1963

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet.

John F. Kennedy
Future, Diversity, Brotherhood
Commencement Address at American University, Washington, D.C., 10 June 1963

What we seek to advance, what we seek to develop in all of our colleges and universities, are educated men and women who can bear the burdens of responsible citizenship, who can make judgments about life as it is, and as it must be, and encourage the people to make those decisions which can bring not only prosperity and security, but happiness to the people of the United Sates and those who depend upon it.

John F. Kennedy
College, Men, People
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.718, Best Books on