"I ask particularly that those of you who……" — John F. Kennedy
"I ask particularly that those of you who are now in school will prepare yourselves to bear the burden of leadership over the next 40 years here in the United States, and make sure that the United States - which I believe almost alone has maintained watch and ward for freedom - that the United States meet its responsibility. That is a wonderful challenge for us as a people."
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John F. Kennedy
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622 Quotes by John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy has 622 quotes on this site.
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It is the English-speaking nations who, almost alone, keep alight the torch of Freedom.
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If, in the present chaotic and shameful struggle for existence, when organized society offers a premium on greed, cruelty, and…
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