John F. Kennedy Quotes about Effort

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I do not belive that Washington should do for the people wha they can do for themselves through local and private effort.

I do not belive that Washington should do for the people wha they can do for themselves through local and private effort.

John F. Kennedy

People, Effort, Politics

"Would Democrats embrace JFK now?" by Jeff Jacoby, www.bostonglobe.com. October 20, 2013.

Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.

John F. Kennedy

Achievement, Effort, Democracy

President Roosevelt and President Truman and President Eisenhower had the same experience, they all made the effort to get along with the Russians. But every time, finally it failed. And the reason it failed was because the Communists are determined to destroy us, and regardless of what hand of friendship we may hold out or what arguments we may put up, the only thing that will make that decisive difference is the strength of the United States.

John F. Kennedy

Hands, Differences, Effort

Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Democratic Rally, George Washington High School Stadium, Alexandria, VA, www.presidency.ucsb.edu. August 24, 1960.

[High income tax rates] not only check consumption but discourage investment and encourage...the avoidance of taxes [rather] than the production of goods.[...]Our present tax system...reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking.

John F. Kennedy

Effort, Risk, Incentives

The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves.

John F. Kennedy

Government, People, Effort

Latin American Diplomatic Corps Reception Speech, delivered day 13 March 1961, East Room, White House

Our present tax system ... exerts too heavy a drag on growth ... It reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking ... The present tax load ... distorts economic judgments and channels an undue amount of energy into efforts to avoidtaxliabilities.

John F. Kennedy

Effort, Risk, Growth

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

While we cannot guarantee that we shall one day be first, we can guarantee that any failure to make this effort will make us last.

John F. Kennedy

Guarantees That, Effort, One Day

Speech to Congress on Urgent National Needs, delivered 25 May 1961, Washington, D.C.