"... the United States was not built by……" — John F. Kennedy
"... the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was conquered by those who moved forward, and so will space."
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622 Quotes by John F. Kennedy
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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 shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.
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