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

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

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

This book is a comprehensive compilation of President John F. Kennedy's official documents, including his speeches, press conferences, and other public communications, reflecting his policies and administration during his brief presidency. more

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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 to 1963. His presidency was marked by the Civil Rights Act, the New Frontier policy, and the intense Cold War confrontation with the Soviet Union. Kennedy was known for his youthful charm and charisma, but his assassination during his term shocked the world. more

“The essence of Vanderbilt is still learning, the essence of its outlook is still liberty, and liberty and learning will be and must be the touchstones of Vanderbilt University and of any free university in this country or the world. I say two touchstones, yet they are almost inseparable, inseparable if not indistinguishable, for liberty without learning is always in peril, and learning without liberty is always in vain.”

Ifs World Stills Two Country Freedom Responsibility Liberty Essence University Vain Outlook Peril Inseparable Touchstones Vanderbilt

Author:John F. Kennedy

“Only an educated and informed people will be a free people.”

People Freedom Educated

Author:John F. Kennedy

“And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.”

Nations Freedom Citizens Boast

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“Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free.”

Men Freedom Liberty One Man Berlin Indivisible Berlin Wall West Berlin

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“Once the truth is denied to human beings, it is pure illusion to try to set them free. Truth and freedom either go together hand in hand or together they perish in misery.”

Trying Humans Hands Together Freedom Human Beings Truth Is Pure Illusion Misery Denied Hand In Hand

Book:Faith and Reason: Encyclical Letter Fides Et Ratio of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Relationship Between Faith and Reason

Source: Faith and Reason: Encyclical Letter Fides Et Ratio of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Relationship Between Faith and Reason

“Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.”

Wish Freedom Masters Expected Freeman

Author:Martial

“I believe in only one thing and that thing is human liberty. If ever a man is to achieve anything like dignity, it can happen only if superior men are given absolute freedom to think what they want to think and say what they want to say. I am against any man and any organization which seeks to limit or deny that freedom... [and] the superior man can be sure of freedom only if it is given to all men.”