Moon Quotes by John F. Kennedy

12 Moon quotes by John F. Kennedy

Kennedy’s speeches often turned the Moon into a symbol of national ambition; these twelve excerpts give a concise glimpse of his forward‑looking rhetoric.

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But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask; why climb the highest mountain?…

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In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For…

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“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because…

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We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because…

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First I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man…

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“I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on…

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The first man-made satellite to orbit the earth was named Sputnik. The first living creature in space was Laika. The first rocket…

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Why should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition? Why should the United States and the Soviet…

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We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because…

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Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want…

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I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on…

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While there are many who would say that the race to the moon was hardly green, many others have noted that the…

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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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“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent…

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Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not…

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