--- title: "29 Citizens Quotes By John F. Kennedy" description: "29 Citizens quotes by John F. Kennedy. Plus more from John F. Kennedy and more Citizens sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/john-f-kennedy-246_atheism_the-athenian-lawmaker-solon-decreed-it-a_2804384.jpg" --- > [... the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/the-athenian-lawmaker-solon-decreed-it-a-crime-for-any-citizen-to/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/john-f-kennedy-246_atheism_the-athenian-lawmaker-solon-decreed-it-a_2804384.jpg) > [And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/and-this-nation-for-all-its-hopes-and-all-its-boasts-will-not-be/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/john-f-kennedy-246_boast_and-this-nation-for-all-its-hopes-and-al_276505.jpg) > [Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/political-action-is-the-highest-responsibility-of-a-citizen/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca5/john-f-kennedy-246_action_political-action-is-the-highest-responsi_819125.jpg) > [The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/the-state-is-the-servant-of-the-citizen-and-not-his-master/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/john-f-kennedy-246_citizens_the-state-is-the-servant-of-the-citizen_1513604.jpg) > [The high office of the President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the American's freedom and before I leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/the-high-office-of-the-president-has-been-used-to-foment-a-plot-to/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/john-f-kennedy-246_american-freedom_the-high-office-of-the-president-has-bee_231588.jpg) > [And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/and-so-my-fellow-americans-ask-not-what-your-country-can-do-for-you-2/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/john-f-kennedy-246_4th-of-july_and-so-my-fellow-americans-ask-not-what_2121571.jpg) > [In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and south.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/in-america-there-must-be-only-citizens-not-divided-by-grade-first-and/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cde/john-f-kennedy-246_america_in-america-there-must-be-only-citizens-n_3007167.jpg) > [A medical revolution has extended the life of our elder citizens without providing the dignity and security those later years deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/a-medical-revolution-has-extended-the-life-of-our-elder-citizens/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-f-kennedy-246_citizens_a-medical-revolution-has-extended-the-li_2263264.jpg) > [All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/all-free-men-wherever-they-may-live-are-citizens-of-berlin-and/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de1/john-f-kennedy-246_berlin_all-free-men-wherever-they-may-live-are_567829.jpg) > [This knowledge, the knowledge that the physical well-being of the citizen is an important foundation for all of the activities of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/this-knowledge-the-knowledge-that-the-physical-well-being-of-the-2/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/john-f-kennedy-246_activity_this-knowledge-the-knowledge-that-the-ph_1133053.jpg) > [...the physical fitness of our citizens is a vital prerequisite to America's realization of its full potential as a nation, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/the-physical-fitness-of-our-citizens-is-a-vital-prerequisite-to/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/john-f-kennedy-246_america_the-physical-fitness-of-our-citizens-is_344811.jpg) > [A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/a-country-is-as-strong-really-as-its-citizens-and-i-think-that-mental/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/john-f-kennedy-246_citizens_a-country-is-as-strong-really-as-its-cit_783533.jpg) > [No President should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding; and from that understanding comes support or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/no-president-should-fear-public-scrutiny-of-his-program-for-from-that-2/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/john-f-kennedy-246_administration_no-president-should-fear-public-scrutiny_2998655.jpg) > [By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/by-calling-attention-to-a-well-regulated-militia-the-security-of-the/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/john-f-kennedy-246_amendment_by-calling-attention-to-a-well-regulated_2339322.jpg) > [One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/one-hundred-years-of-delay-have-passed-since-president-lincoln-freed/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bb/john-f-kennedy-246_boast_one-hundred-years-of-delay-have-passed-s_1107185.jpg) > [For in a government of laws and not of men, no man, however prominent or powerful, and no mob however unruly or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/for-in-a-government-of-laws-and-not-of-men-no-man-however-prominent/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/john-f-kennedy-246_boisterous_for-in-a-government-of-laws-and-not-of-m_1249280.jpg) > [This increase in the life span and in the number of our senior citizens presents this Nation with increased opportunities: the opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/this-increase-in-the-life-span-and-in-the-number-of-our-senior/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/john-f-kennedy-246_add_this-increase-in-the-life-span-and-in-th_1668967.jpg) > [So long as freedom from hunger is only half achieved, so long as two thirds of the nations have food deficits, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/so-long-as-freedom-from-hunger-is-only-half-achieved-so-long-as-two/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/john-f-kennedy-246_ability_so-long-as-freedom-from-hunger-is-only-h_3163308.jpg) > [I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/i-look-forward-to-an-america-which-will-reward-achievement-in-the/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/john-f-kennedy-246_accomplishment_i-look-forward-to-an-america-which-will_1028291.jpg) > [No country can possibly move ahead, no free society can possibly be sustained, unless it has an educated citizenry whose qualities of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/no-country-can-possibly-move-ahead-no-free-society-can-possibly-be/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/john-f-kennedy-246_citizenry_no-country-can-possibly-move-ahead-no-fr_347080.jpg) > [Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. When all are free, then we can look forward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/freedom-is-indivisible-and-when-one-man-is-enslaved-all-are-not-free/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/john-f-kennedy-246_berlin_freedom-is-indivisible-and-when-one-man_426930.jpg) > [Third, and finally, the educated citizen has an obligation to uphold the law. This is the obligation of every citizen in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/third-and-finally-the-educated-citizen-has-an-obligation-to-uphold/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46f/john-f-kennedy-246_character_third-and-finally-the-educated-citizen-h_2105286.jpg) > [It should be clear by now that a nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/it-should-be-clear-by-now-that-a-nation-can-be-no-stronger-abroad/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/john-f-kennedy-246_america_it-should-be-clear-by-now-that-a-nation_1776304.jpg) > [Few nations do more than the United States to assist their least fortunate citizens-to make certain that no child, no elderly or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/few-nations-do-more-than-the-united-states-to-assist-their-least/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/john-f-kennedy-246_add_few-nations-do-more-than-the-united-stat_227729.jpg) > [Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/today-we-need-a-nation-of-minutemen-citizens-who-are-not-only/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/john-f-kennedy-246_amendment-19_today-we-need-a-nation-of-minutemen-citi_879403.jpg) > [That is why the Aethenian law makers so decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy. I am asking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/that-is-why-the-aethenian-law-makers-so-decreed-it-a-crime-for-any/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/john-f-kennedy-246_american-people_that-is-why-the-aethenian-law-makers-so_2997609.jpg) > [This knowledge, the knowledge that the physical well-being of the citizen is an important foundation for all of the activities of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/this-knowledge-the-knowledge-that-the-physical-well-being-of-the/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/john-f-kennedy-246_america_this-knowledge-the-knowledge-that-the-ph_137369.jpg) > [I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/i-believe-in-an-america-where-the-rights-that-i-have-described-are/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/john-f-kennedy-246_america_i-believe-in-an-america-where-the-rights_57819.jpg) > [For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/for-in-a-democracy-every-citizen-regardless-of-his-interest-in/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf9/john-f-kennedy-246_analysis_for-in-a-democracy-every-citizen-regardl_1257795.jpg) ## Other authors on Citizens ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/citizens/john-f-kennedy/#itemlist", "name": "29 Citizens Quotes By John F. 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