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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963

Book by John F. Kennedy · 4 quotes · Men, Equal, Presidential

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963 Quotes

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

“I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.”

“But Goethe tells us in his greatest poem that Faust lost the liberty of his soul when he said to the passing moment: "Stay, thou art so fair." And our liberty, too, is endangered if we pause for the passing moment, if we rest on our achievements, if we resist the pace of progress. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past are certain to miss the future.”

“I look forward to an america in which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength, but for its civilization as well. And I look forward to a world in which we will be safe not only for democracy and diversity but also for personal distinction.”