Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
It's only when they join together in a forward movement that this country moves ahead... — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Ask not what your country can do for you,but ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I see little more important to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The leadership of the American Legion has not had a constructive thought for the benefit of this country since 1918. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
... the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
There's a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman, and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Only in winter can you tell which trees are truly green. Only when the winds of adversity blow can you tell whether… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Where else, in a non-totalitarian country, but in the political profession is the individual expected to sacrifice all-including his own career-for the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
This country was founded by men and women who were dedicated or came to be dedicated to two propositions; first, a strong… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
For I can assure you that we love our country, not for what it was, though it has always been great -… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
This is a great country and requires a good deal of all of us, so I can imagine nothing more important than… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I think we're going to have to do better. Mr. Nixon talks about our being the strongest country in the world. I… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I also want to take cognizance of the fact that this flight was made out in the open with all the possibilities… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Nearly forty years ago, a distinguished Prime Minister of this country ... said, 'They may not be angels but they are at… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
There is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in war and some men are wounded; some men never leave the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Lobbyists are in many cases expert technicians and capable of explaining complex and difficult subjects in a clear, understandable fashion. They engage… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
As a great democratic society, we have a special responsibility to the arts. For art is the great democrat, calling forth creative… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
No country can possibly move ahead, no free society can possibly be sustained, unless it has an educated citizenry whose qualities of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Few nations do more than the United States to assist their least fortunate citizens-to make certain that no child, no elderly or… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“We, in this country, in this generation, are - by destiny rather than by choice - the watchmen on the walls of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I have asked the secretary of the treasury to report by April 1 on whether present tax laws may be stimulating in… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the Federal Government… — 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… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I do ask every publisher, every editor, and every newsman in the nation to reexamine his own standards, and to recognize the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In those countries where income taxes are lower than in the United States, the ability to defer the payment of U.S. tax… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Most of us are conditioned for many years to have a political viewpoint - Republican or Democratic, liberal, conservative, or moderate. The… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Those who came before us made certain that this country rode the first waves of the industrial revolution, the first waves of… — 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… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The essence of Vanderbilt is still learning, the essence of its outlook is still liberty, and liberty and learning will be and… — 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
