Ask Not What Your Country Quotes

19 quotes from 16 authors

When you read these 19 voices, you feel the echo of Kennedy’s call to put the nation before self‑interest. The collection gathers speeches, essays and reflections that turn the famous line into a rallying cry for civic duty. If you’re drawn to this, you might also enjoy the deeper dives into patriotism or public service.

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Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask whether your country has been inhaling paint-thinner fumes.

Dave Barry

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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, But What You Can Do For.

JohnFKennedy

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The spirit of the age is: Ask not what your country can do for you, demand it.

Mark Steyn

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“Ask not what your country can do for you,but ask what you can do for your country.”

John F. Kennedy

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“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy”

Charmaine J Forde

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And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

Anonymous

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When did 'Ask not what your country can do for you' become 'Ask only what your country will give you'?

Allen West

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My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

John F. Kennedy

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“Ask not what your country can do for you,” he commands, his voice rising to deliver the defining sentence, “but what you…

Bill O'Reilly

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Just imagine if in his inaugural address John F. Kennedy had said, 'Ask not what your country can, you know, do for…

David McCullough

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And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your…

John F. Kennedy

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“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” that…

Robert A. Caro

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When my father began to work with President John. F.Kennedy, we moved to Washington, D.C. I was fortunate in my pre-adolescent years,…

Queen Noor of Jordan

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And that John F. Kennedy uttered the first variation of "ask not what your country can do for you" in Detroit on…

David Maraniss

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“President John F. Kennedy said it best, "ask not what your country can do for you -ask what you can do for…

Augusta DeJuan Hathaway

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We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and…

John F. Kennedy

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“In a much quoted passage in his inaugural address, President Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you --…

Milton Friedman

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“It is the simplest phrase you can imagine,” Favreau said, “three monosyllabic words that people say to each other every day.” But…

Derek Thompson

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And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country has done for you. Ask what you have done for your country.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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