Country Quotes by John F. Kennedy

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

— John F. Kennedy

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.

— John F. Kennedy

A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor…

— John F. Kennedy

It's only when they join together in a forward movement that this country moves ahead...

— John F. Kennedy

The leadership of the American Legion has not had a constructive thought for the benefit of this country since 1918.

— John F. Kennedy

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

— John F. Kennedy

“We, in this country, in this generation, are - by destiny rather than by choice - the watchmen on the walls of…

— John F. Kennedy

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

— John F. Kennedy

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

... the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was…

— John F. Kennedy

I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with…

— John F. Kennedy

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

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

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

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

— John F. Kennedy

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

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

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

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

Most of us are conditioned for many years to have a political viewpoint - Republican or Democratic, liberal, conservative, or moderate. The…

— John F. Kennedy

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

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

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

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

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

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

Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive.

— John F. Kennedy

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

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

For I can assure you that we love our country, not for what it was, though it has always been great -…

— John F. Kennedy

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

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

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

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

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

Nearly forty years ago, a distinguished Prime Minister of this country ... said, 'They may not be angels but they are at…

— John F. Kennedy

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

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

— John F. Kennedy

After visiting these places, you can easily understand how that within a few years Hitler will emerge from the hatred that surrounds…

— John F. Kennedy

Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. When all are free, then we can look forward…

— John F. Kennedy