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We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution.

We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution.

John F. Kennedy
4th Of July, Patriotic, Heirs
John F. Kennedy (2015). “Profiles in Courage: Deluxe Modern Classic”, p.11, Harper Collins

I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish; where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source; where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials; and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all.

John F. Kennedy
Religious, Believe, America
Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, delivered 12 September 1960 at the Rice Hotel in Houston, TX

Our true choice is not between tax reduction on the one hand and the avoidance of large federal deficits on the other. It is increasingly clear that no matter what party is in power, so long as our national security needs keep rising, an economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenues to balance our budget, just as it will never produce enough jobs or enough profits.

John F. Kennedy
Party, Long, Choices
Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

The basis of effective government is public confidence.

John F. Kennedy
Ethical Standards, Government, Bases
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.326, Best Books on

Just because we cannot see clearly te end of the road, that is no reason for not setting out on the essential journey.

John F. Kennedy
Journey, Essentials, Reason

Harvard gave me an education, but Junior Chamber gave me an education for life.

John F. Kennedy
Juniors, Harvard, Chamber

The American presidency will demand more than ringing manifestos issued from the rear of the battle. It will demand that the President place himself in the very thick of the fight; that he care passionately about the fate of the people he leads .

John F. Kennedy
Fighting, Fate, People

Our Constitution wisely assigns both joint and separate roles to each branch of the government; and a President and a Congress who hold each other in mutual respect will neither permit nor attempt any trespass.

John F. Kennedy
Government, President, Roles
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.19, Best Books on

What's the use of being Irish if the world doesn't break your heart?

John F. Kennedy
Heart, Ireland And The Irish, Use

If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all — except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.

John F. Kennedy
Wise, Strong, Reading
Saturday Review, p. 44, October 29, 1960.

The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.

John F. Kennedy
Responsibility, Voting, Vote
The New York Times, November 11, 1963.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

John F. Kennedy
Motivational, Fitness, Health
"Sport at the New Frontier: The Soft American". Sports Illustrated Vol. 13, Issue 26, (pp. 14-17), December 26, 1960.

Our alliance is born, not of fear, but of hope. It is an alliance that advances what we are for, as well as opposes what we are against.

John F. Kennedy
Presidential, Alliances, Born
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.383, Best Books on

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men.

John F. Kennedy
Future, Men, Diversity
Kennedy, John F. (1963). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962”, p.265, Best Books on

The education of our people should be a lifelong process by which we continue to feed new vigor into the lifestream of the Nation through intelligent, reasoned decisions. Let us not think of education only in terms of its costs, but rather in terms of the infinite potential of the human mind that can be realized through education. Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our Nation.

John F. Kennedy
Dream, Mean, Intelligent
Proclamation 3422 at the American Education Week, www.presidency.ucsb.edu. July 25, 1961.

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough jobs or enough profits

John F. Kennedy
Jobs, Enough, Economy
Address to the Economic Club of New York, delivered 14 December 1962, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by men.

John F. Kennedy
Peace, Men, Arms
John F. Kennedy, Dominique Enright (2003). “The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy”, Michael O'Mara Books

Most cities are nouns. New York's a verb.

John F. Kennedy
New York, Cities, Verbs

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

John F. Kennedy
Art, Umpires, Roots
Speech at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, October 26, 1963.

Third, and finally, the educated citizen has an obligation to uphold the law. This is the obligation of every citizen in a free and peaceful society--but the educated citizen has a special responsibility by the virtue of his greater understanding. For whether he has ever studied history or current events, ethics or civics, the rules of a profession or the tools of a trade, he knows that only a respect for the law makes it possible for free men to dwell together in peace and progress.

John F. Kennedy
Responsibility, Men, Law
Vanderbilt University 90th Anniversary Convocation Address, delivered 18 May 1963, Vanderbilt University Stadium, Nashville Tennessee

But I think the American people expect more from us than cries of indignation and attack. The times are too grave, the challenge too urgent, and the stakes too high to permit the customary passions of political debate. We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future. As Winston Churchill said on taking office some twenty years ago: if we open a quarrel between the present and the past, we shall be in danger of losing the future.

John F. Kennedy
Passion, Past, Thinking
Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, en.wikisource.org. July 15, 1960.

The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmonious proportions to produce a creative intelligence. And so did the most brilliant intelligence of our earliest days - Thomas Jefferson - when he said, not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise. If the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was Secretary of State, and twice President, could give it two hours, our children can give it ten or fifteen minutes.

John F. Kennedy
Children, Exercise, Men

Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being.

John F. Kennedy
Men, Democracy, Form

We in this country, in this generation, areby destiny rather than choicethe watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and restraint, and that we may achieve in our time and for all time the ancient vision of peace on earth, good will toward men. That must always be our goal, and the righteousness of our cause must always underlie our strength. For as was written long ago: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

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

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

John F. Kennedy
Life, History, Permit
Speech to the Forth Worth Chamber of Commerce, delivered 22 November 1963