Peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice.
We cannot negotiate with those who say, ‘What’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is negotiable.’
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on forever.
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission.
Our problems are man-made, therefore they can be solved by man.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
For peace is not merely the absence of war, but is the presence of justice, of law, of order –in short, of government.
If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
A child miseducated is a child lost.
World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor — it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance.
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.
I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute.
Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our childrens future. And we are all mortal.
If not us, who? If not now, when?
The greater our knowledge increases, the more our ignorance unfolds.
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men.
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
Liberty without learning is always in peril, and learning without liberty is always in vain.
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.
Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable.
The greater our knowledge increases, the more our ignorance unfolds.
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process.
The basis of effective government is public confidence.
The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies.
I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute.
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
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