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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Presidential, Poverty
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.13, Best Books on

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Inspiring, Country
Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

For in a government of laws and not of men, no man, however prominent or powerful, and no mob however unruly or boisterous, is entitled to defy a court of law. If this country should ever reach the point where any man or group of men by force or threat of force could long defy the commands of our court and our Constitution, then no law would stand free from doubt, no judge would be sure of his writ, and no citizen would be safe from his neighbors.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Powerful, Men
"Radio and Television Report to the Nation on the Situation at the University of Mississippi". September 30, 1962.

By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy... The Second Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Father, Military

Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Government, President
Address to the American Newspaper Publishers, delivered 27 April 1961, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Freedom, 4th Of July
Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.

John F. Kennedy
Country, War, Power

Only in winter can you tell which trees are truly green. Only when the winds of adversity blow can you tell whether an individual or a country has steadfastness.

John F. Kennedy
Leadership, Country, Adversity

There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair.

John F. Kennedy
Life, Country, War

A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor - go hand in hand.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Strong, Thinking

After visiting these places, you can easily understand how that within a few years Hitler will emerge from the hatred that surrounds him now as one of the most significant figures who ever lived. He had boundless ambition for his country which rendered him a menace to the peace of the world, but he had a mystery about him in the way that he lived and in the manner of his death that will live and grow after him. He had in him the stuff of which legends are made.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Ambition, Years
Diary entry on August 01, 1945. "Prelude to Leadership". Book by John F. Kennedy, 1995.

I do ask every publisher, every editor, and every newsman in the nation to reexamine his own standards, and to recognize the nature of our country's peril. In time of war, the government and the press have customarily joined in an effort based largely on self-discipline, to prevent unauthorized disclosures to the enemy. In time of "clear and present danger," the courts have held that even the privileged rights of the First Amendment must yield to the public's need for national security.

John F. Kennedy
Country, War, Mistake
Address to the American Newspaper Publishers, delivered 27 April 1961, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

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

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

And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the Federal Government must set an example. The President himself must set the key example. I am not going to promise a Cabinet post or any other post to any race or ethnic group. That is racism in reverse at its worst. So I do not promise to consider race or religion in my appointments if I am successful. I promise only that I will not consider them.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Successful, Opportunity
Campaign speech, Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, October 17, 1960.

In those countries where income taxes are lower than in the United States, the ability to defer the payment of U.S. tax by retaining income in the subsidiary companies provides a tax advantage for companies operating through overseas subsidiaries that is not available to companies operating solely in the United States. Many American investors properly made use of this deferral in the conduct of their foreign investment.

John F. Kennedy
Country, United States, Income

... the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was conquered by those who moved forward, and so will space.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Space, United States
Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Program, delivered 12 September 1962, Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

No country can possibly move ahead, no free society can possibly be sustained, unless it has an educated citizenry whose qualities of mind and heart permit it to take part in the complicated and increasingly sophisticated decisions that pour not only upon the President and upon the Congress, but upon all the citizens who exercise the ultimate power.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Moving, Heart
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.446, Best Books on

It's only when they join together in a forward movement that this country moves ahead.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Moving, Presidential
"Remarks at Los Banos, CA at the Groundbreaking Ceremonies for the San Luis Dam". August 18, 1962.

As a great democratic society, we have a special responsibility to the arts. For art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color. What freedom alone can bring is the liberation of the human mind and a spirit which finds its greatest flowering in the free society. I see of little more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist.

John F. Kennedy
Music, Country, Art

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
Strength, Country, Military
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.817, Best Books on

This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance to develop their talents. We cannot say to ten percent of the population that you can't have that right; that your children cannot have the chance to develop whatever talents they have; that the only way that they are going to get their rights is to go in the street and demonstrate. I think we owe them and we owe ourselves a better country than that.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Children, Thinking
Civil Rights Address, delivered 11 June 1963

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country

John F. Kennedy
Country, Rights, Giving
Kennedy, John F. (1963). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962”, p.703, Best Books on

I see little more important to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Motivational, Country

This is a great country and requires a good deal of all of us, so I can imagine nothing more important than for all of you to continue to work in public affairs and be interested in them, not only to bring up a family, but also give part of your time to your community, your state, and your country.

John F. Kennedy
Country, Giving, Community
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.621, Best Books on