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title: "5 Abolish Quotes By John F. Kennedy"
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> [Every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable .. The weapons of war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/every-inhabitant-of-this-planet-must-contemplate-the-day-when-this/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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> [Bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations. Weapons of war must be abolished before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/bring-the-absolute-power-to-destroy-other-nations-under-the-absolute/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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> [For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/for-man-holds-in-his-mortal-hands-the-power-to-abolish-all-forms-of/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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> [We must abolish nuclear weapons, or they will abolish us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/we-must-abolish-nuclear-weapons-or-they-will-abolish-us/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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> [The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/the-weapons-of-war-must-be-abolished-before-they-abolish-us/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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## More by John F. Kennedy

> [“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/we-shall-pay-any-price-bear-any-burden-meet-any-hardship-support-any/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/we-stand-today-on-the-edge-of-a-new-frontier-the-frontier-of-the-1960/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/we-will-neglect-our-cities-to-our-peril-for-in-neglecting-them-we/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/we-must-recognize-that-every-nation-determines-its-policies-in-terms/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/someone-always-needs-rescuing-yet-there-s-only-one-person-who-ever/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [Student loans have been helpful to many. But they offer neither incentive nor assistance to those students who, by reason of family or other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/student-loans-have-been-helpful-to-many-but-they-offer-neither/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/great-crises-produce-great-men-and-great-deeds-of-courage/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/there-comes-a-point-where-you-see-no-evidence-that-the-carrot-and/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/suspicion-on-one-side-breeds-suspicion-on-the-other-and-new-weapons/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/we-have-some-of-the-most-influential-members-of-congress-here-today/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/disarmament-without-checks-is-but-a-shadow-and-a-community-without/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/this-is-one-country-it-has-become-one-country-because-all-of-us-and/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/the-courage-of-life-is-often-a-less-dramatic-spectacle-than-the/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/washington-is-a-city-of-southern-efficiency-and-northern-charm/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

> [Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/peace-does-not-rest-in-the-charters-and-covenants-alone-it-lies-in/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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