"The state is the servant of the citizen,…" — John F. Kennedy
"The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master."
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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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We do not want an official state church. If ninety-nine percent of the population were Catholics, I would still be…
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When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working.
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Only in winter can you tell which trees are truly green. Only when the winds of adversity blow can you…
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Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.
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There is, of course, a legitimate argument for some limitation upon immigration. We no longer need settlers for virgin lands,…
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Malthus argued a century and a half ago that man, by using up all his available resources, would forever press…
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I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end... where every man has the same right to attend…
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The science of weapons and war has made us all one world and one human race with one common destiny.
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We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be…
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Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard…
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In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and…
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We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.
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The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen.
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he…
— Bashar al-Assad
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I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have…
— Michele Bachmann
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People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the…
— Michele Bachmann
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If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
— Francis Bacon
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As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who…
— David Baldacci
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I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen.
— Antonio Banderas
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You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these…
— Charles A. Beard
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I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to…
— Warren Beatty
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I'm a happy person but an angry citizen.
— Lewis Black
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The law is not a 'light' for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument…
— Robert Bolt
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Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in…
— Barbara Boxer
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