227 ordspråk av John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.
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Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.
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Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us
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Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.
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Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
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Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. this is not the case.
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For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for man's allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence
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For of those to whom much is given, much is required
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For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
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For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men have lived.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
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Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.
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History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.
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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 battles or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit
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I am deeply touched - not as deeply touched as you have been coming to this dinner, but nevertheless it is a sentimental occasion
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