The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Genuine peace must be the product of many nations, the sum of many acts. It must be dynamic, not static, changing to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“The 1930s, Kennedy said, 'taught us a clear lesson; aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.” — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
For to save mankind's future freedom, we must face up to any risk that is necessary. We will always seek peace--but we… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize the pursuit of peace is not as… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for mans allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Mankind must put an end to war - or war will put an end to mankind. [Address before the United Nations, September 25 1961] ” — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
But however close we sometimes seem to that dark and final abyss, let no man of peace and freedom despair. For he… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration, and when peace comes we will gladly convert not our… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Nuclear weapons are so destructive and ballistic missiles are so swift, that any substantially increased possibility of their use or any sudden… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
With all of the history of war, and the human race's history unfortunately has been a good deal more war than peace,… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
So let us here resolve that Dag Hammarskjold did not live, or die, in vain. Let us call a truce to terror.… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Where nature makes natural allies of us all, we can demonstrate that beneficial relations are possible even with those with whom we… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Events of October 1962 indicated, as they had all through history, that control of the sea means security. Control of the seas… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes - one for peace and one for… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
And is not peace, in the last analysis, basically a matter of human rights -- the right to live out our lives… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
But wherever we are, we must all, in our daily lives, live up to the age-old faith that peace and freedom walk… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
So let us persevere. Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable. By defining our goal more clearly, by… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. And however… — 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
“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 Image
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 Image