Aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.
John F. Kennedy
Aggression, Peace, Conflict, War, Responsibility, Diplomacy
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“Wherever there is smoke there is a good smoke machine.” John F. Kennedy
Perception, Deception, Smoke, Illusion, Reality, Critique
John F. Kennedy Perception, Deception, Smoke, Illusion, Reality, Critique“There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.” John F. Kennedy
Education, Civilization, Democracy, Social progress, National development, Intellectual growth
John F. Kennedy Education, Civilization, Democracy, Social progress, National development, Intellectual growth“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy
Patriotism, Service, Citizenship, Responsibility, National duty, Leadership
John F. Kennedy Patriotism, Service, Citizenship, Responsibility, National duty, Leadership“There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly and laughter. Since the first two are beyond our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.” John F. Kennedy
Life Realities, Human Humor, Divine Mystery, Realities, Humor, Mystery
John F. Kennedy Life Realities, Human Humor, Divine Mystery, Realities, Humor, Mystery“Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.” John F. Kennedy
Freedom, Welfare, Society, Rights, Progress, Justice
John F. Kennedy Freedom, Welfare, Society, Rights, Progress, Justice“The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.” John F. Kennedy
Freedom Unity, Diverse Perspectives, Individual Opinions, Unity, Freedom, Perspectives
John F. Kennedy Freedom Unity, Diverse Perspectives, Individual Opinions, Unity, Freedom, Perspectives“Never before has man had such a great capacity to control his own environment, to end hunger, poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and human misery. We have the power to make the best generation of mankind in the history of the world.” John F. Kennedy
Progress, Power, Humanity, Control, Environment, Solutions
John F. Kennedy Progress, Power, Humanity, Control, Environment, Solutions“But I think the American people expect more from us than cries of indignation and attack. The times are too grave, the challenge too urgent, and the stakes too high to permit the customary passions of political debate. We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.” John F. Kennedy
Political Leadership, Public Responsibility, National Unity, Leadership, Responsibility, Future
John F. Kennedy Political Leadership, Public Responsibility, National Unity, Leadership, Responsibility, Future“We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination.” John F. Kennedy
World law, Self-determination, Global peace, War, Diplomacy, International relations
John F. Kennedy World law, Self-determination, Global peace, War, Diplomacy, International relations“We can have faith in the future only if we have faith in ourselves.” John F. Kennedy
Faith in self, Future belief, Personal growth, Confidence in life, Self-reliance, Positive thinking
John F. Kennedy Faith in self, Future belief, Personal growth, Confidence in life, Self-reliance, Positive thinking“When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.” John F. Kennedy
Corruption, Political power, Art and politics, Social cleansing, Leadership, Poetic expression
John F. Kennedy Corruption, Political power, Art and politics, Social cleansing, Leadership, Poetic expression“Of all the multitudes who throughout history have spoken for human dignity in times of great suffering and loss, no voice is more compelling than that of Anne Frank.” John F. Kennedy
Human dignity, Great suffering, Historic voice, Humanity, Courage, Freedom
John F. Kennedy Human dignity, Great suffering, Historic voice, Humanity, Courage, Freedom“History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.” John F. Kennedy
History, Time, Change, Relentless force, Future, Reflection
John F. Kennedy History, Time, Change, Relentless force, Future, Reflection“While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.” John F. Kennedy
Freedom defense, Peace pursuit, National values, Global peace, Struggle, Morality
John F. Kennedy Freedom defense, Peace pursuit, National values, Global peace, Struggle, Morality“Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.” John F. Kennedy
Courage, Strength, Faith, Bravery, Hope, Confidence
John F. Kennedy Courage, Strength, Faith, Bravery, Hope, Confidence“I have pledged myself and my colleagues in the cabinet to a continuous encouragement of initiative, responsibility and energy in serving the public interest. Let every public servant know, whether his post is high or low, that a man's rank and reputation in this Administration will be determined by the size of the job he does, and not by the size of his staff, his office or his budget.” John F. Kennedy
Public Responsibility, Government Service, Leadership Quality, Service, Leadership, Initiative
John F. Kennedy Public Responsibility, Government Service, Leadership Quality, Service, Leadership, Initiative“We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.” John F. Kennedy
Freedom, Conviction, Commitment, Equality, Liberty, Global unity
John F. Kennedy Freedom, Conviction, Commitment, Equality, Liberty, Global unity“We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.” John F. Kennedy
Political leadership, People's power, Civic responsibility, Public demand, Political system, Democracy in action
John F. Kennedy Political leadership, People's power, Civic responsibility, Public demand, Political system, Democracy in action