I believe the American people are more concerned with a man's views and abilities than with the church to which he belongs.… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I think it is appropriate that we pay tribute to this great constitutional principle which is enshrined in the First Amendment of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
For in a government of laws and not of men, no man, however prominent or powerful, and no mob however unruly or… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
You have, at the same time, placed your confidence in me, and in my ability to render a free, fair judgment -… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Members of the Congress, the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. We are all trustees for the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I would not look with favor upon a President working to subvert the First Amendment's guarantees of religious liberty ... Neither do… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Our Constitution wisely assigns both joint and separate roles to each branch of the government; and a President and a Congress who… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
If my church attempted to influence me in a way which was improper or which affected adversely my responsibilities as a public… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Student loans have been helpful to many. But they offer neither incentive nor assistance to those students who, by reason of family or other… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
