The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Democracy may not be perfect, but at least I don't have to build a wall to keep my people in. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put up a wall to keep our… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort. — 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
Easy money, sudden fortunes, increasingly powerful political machines and blatant corruption transformed much of the nation; and the Senate, as befits a… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, shortened hours, and provided supplemental benefits. Through collective bargaining and… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In our democracy every young person should have an equal opportunity to obtain a higher education, regardless of his station in life… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I look forward to an america in which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength, but for its civilization… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Collective bargaining has always been the bedrock of the American labor movement. I hope that you will continue to anchor your movement… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
That is the kind of America in which I believe. And it represents the kind of Presidency in which I believe -… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Finally, I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end; where all men and all churches are treated as equal;… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The true democracy, living and growing and inspiring, puts its faith in the people - faith that the people will not simply… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its… — 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
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
We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
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
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
There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
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
Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
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
“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
