We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
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I really don’t know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it’s because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it’s because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea – whether it is to sail or to watch it – we are going back from whence we came. [Remarks at the Dinner for the America’s Cup Crews, September 14 1962] ~ John F. Kennedy
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. ~ John F. Kennedy
We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. ~ John F. Kennedy
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. ~ John F. Kennedy
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger–but recognize the opportunity. ~ John F. Kennedy
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~ John F. Kennedy
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ~ John F. Kennedy
Without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed — and no republic can survive ~ John F. Kennedy
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. ~ John F. Kennedy
The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the erse energies of free nations and free men. ~ John F. Kennedy
