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
No man who enters upon the office to which I have succeeded can fail to recognize how every president of the United… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute; where no Catholic prelate would tell the President… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us, recording whether in our… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
There is no city in the United States in which I can get a warmer welcome and fewer votes than Columbia, Ohio. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Now let me make it clear that I believe there can only be one defense policy for the United States and that… — 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
And so it is that I carry with me from this State to that high and lonely office to which I now… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I ask particularly that those of you who are now in school will prepare yourselves to bear the burden of leadership over… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Kennedy Administration's public pronouncements on the matter suggested that the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Castro's Cuba would represent an… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I see no magic in tax dollars which are sent to Washington and then returned. I abhor the waste and incompetence of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The United States of America has no intention of finishing second in space. This effort is expensive-but it pays its way for… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba as an attack by the Soviet… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Members of the Congress, the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. We are all trustees for the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The day before my inauguration President Eisenhower told me, You'll find that no easy problems ever come to the President of the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I can assure you that every degree of mind and spirit that I possess will be devoted to the long-range interests of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient, that we cannot impose our will upon the… — 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
