Quotes from John F. Kennedy

There is, in addition to a courage with which men die; a courage by which men must live.

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.

Hold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future.

Everything changes but change itself.

We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination.

The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all morality.

The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet.

The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.

The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.