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Some of my colleagues who are criticized today for lack of forthright principles-or who are looked upon with scorn as compromising politicians-are simply engaged in the fine art of conciliating, balancing and

Some of my colleagues who are criticized today for lack of forthright principles-or who are looked upon with scorn as compromising "politicians"-are simply engaged in the fine art of conciliating, balancing and interpreting the forces and factions of public opinion, an art essential to keeping our nation united and enabling our Government to function.

John F. Kennedy
Art, Government, Today

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Today, 1960s
Speech accepting Democratic presidential nomination, Los Angeles, Cal., 15 July 1960.

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils - a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats.

John F. Kennedy
Opportunity, Today, Peril
Speech accepting Democratic nomination in Los Angeles, 15 July 1960, in Vital Speeches 1 Aug. 1960, p. 611

The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century... unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today.

John F. Kennedy
Gay, Rights, Today
Inaugural address, 20 Jan. 1961, in Vital Speeches 1 Feb. 1961, p. 226

It is no contradiction - the most important single thing we can do to stimulate investment in today's economy is to raise consumption by major reduction ofindividualincometaxrates.

John F. Kennedy
Important, Today, Investment

A tired nation, said David Lloyd George, is a Tory nation, and the United States today cannot afford to be either tired or Tory.

John F. Kennedy
Tired, United States, Today
Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance Address, delivered 15 July 1960, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles