President of the United States, 1960-1963
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
John Fitzgerald Kennedy would have turned 100 this year, in May.
He was shot down in Dallas in 1963 when only 46 years old. During his brief tenure in office, JFK gave us many quotes which resonate today. Here are 15 of those quotes:
1) “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.”
2) “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
3) “The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”
4) “We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.”
5) “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
6) “Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met—obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.”
7) “The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.”
8) “We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.”
9) “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
10) “Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger men.”
11) “Mankind must put an end to war,or war will put an end to mankind.”
12) “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”
13) “If not us, who? If not now, when?”
14) “We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or make it the last.”
15) “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”