John F. Kennedy

"Be liberal in your ideals; be conservative in your tactics."

"The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice."

"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."

"There is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country."

"In free society art is not a weapon, and artists are not engineers of the soul."

"Ambition should be made of sterner stuff."

"All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1000 days."

"The United States is a very rich country, and I think the obligation of the more fortunate is to help the less fortunate."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"It was public knowledge that the Soviets had a missile gap advantage."

"We live in an age of interdependence as well as independence."

"The same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe."

"Our true choice is not between tax reduction, on the one hand, and the avoidance of large deficits on the other."

"Each of us must make a choice. And if we are to live together in peace, we must believe that all are created equal."

"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly."

"Technology and science advance so rapidly that society cannot keep up."

"It is impossible in this modern world to live as a hermit."

"We must use time as a tool, not as a couch."

"The kind of society which we have is the kind of government that we get."

"Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House."

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

"Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgment."

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

"We stand together in a common cause of liberty."

"That government is best which governs least."

"Words like good and beautiful are not just expressions of preference."

"The quality of American life must keep pace with the quantity of American goods."

"Steadfastness in a nation's principles is essential for success."

"We are custodians of the world's hope; we are stewards of the world's peace."

"The harsh fact of the matter is that the vast majority of mankind is living in conditions that do not pennit a hopeful view of man's future."