John F. Kennedy Quotes

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While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity-for the average woman worker earns only 60 percent of the average wage for men-this legislation is a significant step forward.

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The Federal Government is the people and the budget is a reflection of their need.

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Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep.

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Lofty words cannot construct an alliance or maintain it; only concrete deeds can do that.

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I am fully aware of the fact that the Democratic Party, by nominating someone of my faith, has taken on what many regard as a new and hazardous risk.

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Abroad, the balance of power is shifting. There are new and more terrible weapons--new and uncertain nations--new pressures of population and deprivation.

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We don't want to be like the leader in the French Revolution who said There go my people, I must find out where they are going so I can lead them.

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Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.

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Let's not talk so much about vice. I'm against vice in all forms.

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Sailing has given me some of the most pleasant and exciting moments of my life. It also has taught me something of the courage, resourcefulness, and strength of men who sail the seas in ships.

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We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests.

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A police state finds that it cannot command the grain to grow.

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Every president has taken comfort and courage when told...that the Lord "will be with thee. He will not fail thee nor forsake thee. Fear not-neither be thou dismayed."

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Of the multitude who throughout history have spoken for human dignity in times of great suffering and loss, no voice is more compelling than that of Anne Frank.

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