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So let us persevere. Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable. By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all peoples to see it, to draw hope

So let us persevere. Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable. By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all peoples to see it, to draw hope from it, and to move irresistibly toward it.

John F. Kennedy
Peace, War, Moving
American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963

In seeking the help of the Congress and our countrymen, I pledged no easy answers. I pledged, and asked, only toil and dedication. These the Congress and the people have given in good measure.

John F. Kennedy
Dedication, People, Presidential
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.11, Best Books on

I ask that you offer to the political arena, and to the critical problems of our society which are decided therein, the benefit of the talents which society has helped to develop in you. I ask you to decide, as Goethe put it, whether you will be an anvilor a hammer. The question is whether you are to be a hammerwhether you are to give to the world in which you were reared and educated the broadest possible benefits of that education.

John F. Kennedy
Giving, Political, Hammers
"Commencement address, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts". June 8, 1958.

For I can assure you that we love our country, not for what it was, though it has always been great - not for what it is, though of this we are deeply proud - but for what it someday can, and, through the efforts of us all, someday will be.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Country, Effort
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.89, Best Books on

Automation does not need to be our enemy. I think machines can make life easier for men, if men do not let the machines dominate them.

John F. Kennedy
Men, Thinking, Enemy
"Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963".

I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war... But we have no more urgent task.

John F. Kennedy
Peace, War, Men
American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963

Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. This is not the case.

John F. Kennedy
Children, America, Wish
Broadcast address on civil rights, 11 June 1963

No treaty, however much it may be to the advantage of all, however tightly it may be worded, can provide absolute security against the risks of deception and evasion. But it can, if it is sufficiently effective in its enforcement and if it is sufficiently in the interests of its signers, offer far more security and far fewer risks than an unabated, uncontrolled, unpredictable arms race.

John F. Kennedy
Race, Risk, Deception
American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963

This country was founded by men and women who were dedicated or came to be dedicated to two propositions; first, a strong religious conviction, and secondly a recognition that this conviction could flourish only under a system of freedom.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Religious, Strong
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.75, Best Books on

This knowledge, the knowledge that the physical well-being of the citizen is an important foundation for all of the activities of the nation, is as old as Western civilization itself.

John F. Kennedy
Civilization, America, Important
"Sport at the New Frontier: The Soft American". Sports Illustrated Vol. 13, Issue 26, p.14-17, December 26, 1960.

If we fail to encourage physical development and prowess, we will undermine our capcity for thought, for work, and for use of those skills vital to an expanding and complex America.

John F. Kennedy
Skills, America, Endurance
"Sport at the New Frontier: The Soft American". Sports Illustrated, Volume 13, Issue 26, pp. 14-17, December 26, 1960.

If scientific discovery has not been an unalloyed blessing, if it has conferred on mankind the power not only to create but also to annihilate, it has at the same time provided humanity with a supreme challenge and a supreme testing

John F. Kennedy
Blessing, Discovery, Challenges
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.806, Best Books on

We had a dog who was named Pushinka, who was given to my father by a Soviet official. And we trained that dog to slide down the slide we had in the back of the White House. Sliding the dog down that slide is probably my first memory.

John F. Kennedy
Dog, Memories, Father

Every president has taken comfort and courage when told...that the Lord "will be with thee. He will not fail thee nor forsake thee. Fear not-neither be thou dismayed."

John F. Kennedy
Taken, President, Comfort

While they came from a variety of religious backgrounds and held a wide variety of religious beliefs, each of our presidents in his own way has placed a special trust in God.

John F. Kennedy
Religious, Special, President

We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these day-care centers, which seems to me to be money very wisely spent, and also under consideration of the tax bill, that we can consider the needs of the working mothers, and both of these will be very helpful, and I would like to lobby in their behalf.

John F. Kennedy
Mother, Equal Pay, Day Care
"Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963".

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes. It can no longer concern the Great Powers alone. For a nuclear disaster, spread by wind and water and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the committed and the uncommitted alike. Mankind must put an end to war--or war will put an end to mankind.

John F. Kennedy
War, Wind, Water
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 25 September 1961

Mr. Nixon has, in the last seven days, called me an economic ignoramus, a Pied Piper, and all the rest. I've just confined myself to calling him a Republican. But he says that is getting low.

John F. Kennedy
Calling, Lasts, Seven Days
John F. Kennedy, Dominique Enright (2003). “The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy”, Michael O'Mara Books

When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize - nor could any man realize who does not bear the burdens of this office - how heavy and constant would be those burdens

John F. Kennedy
Country, Men, Office
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.539, Best Books on

Now let me make it clear that I believe there can only be one defense policy for the United States and that is summed up in the word 'first.' I do not mean first, but. I do not mean first, when. I do not mean first, if. I mean first - period.

John F. Kennedy
Believe, Mean, Presidential
Speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention, Detroit, Michigan, on August 26, 1960. "John F. Kennedy Quotations: First, Importance of Being", www.jfklibrary.org.

Je me sens vraiment entre amis. (I feel that I am truly among friends.)

John F. Kennedy
Presidential, Feels, Senses

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

For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men have lived.

John F. Kennedy
Courage, Men, Forget
John F. Kennedy (1963). “Profiles in Courage”

If the economy of today were operating close to capacity levels with little unemployment, or if a sudden change in our military requirements should cause a scramble for men and resources, then I would oppose tax reductions as irresponsible and inflationary; and I would not hesitate to recommend a tax increase if that were necessary.

John F. Kennedy
Military, Men, Presidential
Address to the Economic Club of New York, delivered 14 December 1962, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

Partnership is not a posture but a process-a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks.

John F. Kennedy
Years, Stronger, Tasks
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.518, Best Books on