... I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.


"Remarks at a Closed-circuit Television Broadcast on Behalf of the National Cultural Center (527)," November 29, 1962, Public Papers of the President: John F. Kennedy, 1962.

John F. Kennedy Quotes

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in...

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in...

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in...

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in...