Quote by: John F. Kennedy

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and 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 at home and around the world. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.


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  • 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