John F. Kennedy Quotes about Truth

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First, what does truth require? It requires us to face the facts as they are, not to involve ourselves in self-deception; to refuse to think merely in slogans. If we are to work for the future of the city, let us deal

First, what does truth require? It requires us to face the facts as they are, not to involve ourselves in self-deception; to refuse to think merely in slogans. If we are to work for the future of the city, let us deal with the realities as they actually are, not as they might have been, and not as we wish they were.

John F. Kennedy

Truth, Reality, Thinking

"Address at the Free University of Berlin". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. June 26, 1963.

Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.

John F. Kennedy

Truth, Science, Tyrants

And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us, recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state, our success or failure, in whatever office we hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions: First, were we truly men of courage... Second, were we truly men of judgment... Third, were we truly men of integrity... Finally, were we truly men of dedication?-

John F. Kennedy

Success, Courage, Truth

Address to Massachusetts legislature, 9 Jan. 1961

I want to emphasize in the great concentration which we now place upon scientists and engineers how much we still need the men and women educated in the liberal tradition, willing to take the long look, undisturbed by prejudices and slogans of the moment, who attempt to make an honest judgment on difficult events.

John F. Kennedy

Education, Truth, Honesty

We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.

John F. Kennedy

Art, Truth, Creative

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

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values.

John F. Kennedy

Peace, Truth, Philosophy

Kennedy, John F. (1963). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962”, p.163, Best Books on