John F. Kennedy Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.”

“War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.”

“It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.”

“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.”

“There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!”

“We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.”

“There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair.”

“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”

“Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.”

“For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.”