American society Quote by Robert Kennedy

“The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment to the great enterprises and ideals of American society.”

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Wars of any magnitude release powerful social and economic forces which can change the whole face of the world.

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If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom. The two are inseparable partners in the great adventure of humanity.

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President Kennedy's election was such an enlargement. It expanded religious freedom to include the highest office in the land. President Kennedy's administration was such…

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Men and women with freed minds may often be mistaken, but they are seldom fooled. They may be influenced, but they cannot be intimidated.…

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Prejudice exists and probably will continue to `but we have tried to make progress and we are making progress. We are not going to…

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Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things.

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In the final analysis, poverty is a condition of helplessness - of inability to cope with the conditions of existence in our complex society.

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We know that we cannot live together without rules which tell us what is right and what is wrong, what is permitted and what…

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Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force.

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