Democratic Quotes by John F. Kennedy

12 Democratic quotes by John F. Kennedy

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Kennedy’s reflections on democratic ideals come across as focused and resonant, even in a modest set. This brief collection serves as a solid entry point for anyone curious about his take on governance.

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Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the…

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Easy money, sudden fortunes, increasingly powerful political machines and blatant corruption transformed much of the nation; and the Senate, as befits a…

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Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let…

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I am the Democratic Party's candidate for president who happens also to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my church…

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To each of us is entrusted the heavy responsibility of guiding the affairs of a democratic nation founded on Christian ideals.

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Whether they be young in spirit, or young in age, the members of the Democratic Party must never lose that youthful zest…

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There is danger that totalitarian governments, not subject to vigorous popular debate, will underestimate the will and unity of democratic societies where…

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Let us make it clear that we will never turn our backs on our steadfast friends in Israel, whose adherence to the…

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As a great democratic society, we have a special responsibility to the arts. For art is the great democrat, calling forth creative…

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

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The Republican nominee-to-be, of course, is also a young man. But his approach is as old as McKinley. His party is the…

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I am fully aware of the fact that the Democratic Party, by nominating someone of my faith, has taken on what many…

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We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils…

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We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation.

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We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests.

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Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie.

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Student loans have been helpful to many. But they offer neither incentive nor assistance to those students who, by reason of family or other…

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Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.

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There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working.

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Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons.

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We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these…

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Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell.

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This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance…

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