Arms Quotes by John F. Kennedy

11 Arms quotes by John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy’s commentary on arms is distilled into eleven sharp lines, each echoing his leadership tone. The brevity makes it easy to grasp his core ideas at a glance.

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For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

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Each increase of tension has produced an increase of arms; each increase of arms has produced an increase of tension.

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Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by men.

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The deadly arms race, and the huge resources it absorbs, have too long overshadowed all else we must do. We must prevent…

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I have said that control of arms is a mission that we undertake particularly for our children and our grandchildren and that…

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While it may be theoretically possible to demonstrate the risks inherent in any treaty... the far greater risk to our security are…

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Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation…

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By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and…

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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…

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No treaty, however much it may be to the advantage of all, however tightly it may be worded, can provide absolute security…

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Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call…

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We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests.

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Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.

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There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working.

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Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons.

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We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these…

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Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell.

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This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance…

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“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent…

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Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

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Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not…

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