Quotes by John F. Kennedy

About John F. Kennedy:

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the establishment of the Peace Corps, developments in the Space Race, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Civil Rights Movement, and increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War all took place during his presidency.
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We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination.

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I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

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Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.

John F. Kennedy

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

John F. Kennedy

The interaction of disparate cultures, the vehemence of the ideals that led the immigrants here, the opportunity offered by a new life, all gave America a flavor and a character that make it as unmistakable and as remarkable to people today as it was...

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World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor—it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement. And history teaches us that enmities betw...

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After visiting these two places (Berchtesgaden and the Eagle's lair on Obersalzberg) you can easily see 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 ha...

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If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights a...

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The best road to progress is freedom's road.

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It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.

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We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.

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The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

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Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the ...

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All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'

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In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.

John F. Kennedy

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

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The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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Author Bio

  • NameJohn F. Kennedy
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, 35th president of the United States
  • AliasesJFK; John Kennedy; Jack Kennedy; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; JF Kennedy; John F. Kennedy
  • BornMay 29, 1917
  • DiedNovember 22, 1963
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Officer
  • AwardsNavy And Marine Corps Medal; Purple Heart; American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Pacem In Terris Award; Grand Officer Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Pulitzer Prize For Biography Or Autobiography; Eleanor Roosevelt Award For Human Rights