“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” – JFK
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – JFK
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – JFK
“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.” – JFK
“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.” – JFK
“Let us not be blind to our differences–but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And 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.” – John F. Kennedy, American University Commencement Address, June 10, 1963.
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” – JFK
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The greatest President ever. Only the good die young. Oh what a different world this would be if only his life had not been taken that day. Such a loss for us all. I was in grade school and will never forget that day or the days that followed and the impact he had on this country. I know that you are in heaven looking down at the mess this country is in.