John F. Kennedy Quote

I would hope that all educated citizens would fulfill this obligation—in politics, in Government, here in Nashville, here in this State, in the Peace Corps, in the Foreign Service, in the Government Service, in the Tennessee Valley, in the world. You will find the pressures greater than the pay. You may endure more public attacks than support. But you will have the unequaled satisfaction of knowing that your character and talent are contributing to the direction and success of this free society.


Address at Vanderbilt University, 18 May 1963


I would hope that all educated citizens would fulfill this obligation—in politics, in Government, here in Nashville, here in this State, in the...

I would hope that all educated citizens would fulfill this obligation—in politics, in Government, here in Nashville, here in this State, in the...

I would hope that all educated citizens would fulfill this obligation—in politics, in Government, here in Nashville, here in this State, in the...

I would hope that all educated citizens would fulfill this obligation—in politics, in Government, here in Nashville, here in this State, in the...