Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both – John F. Kennedy

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth – John F. Kennedy

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process – John F. Kennedy

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 – John F. Kennedy

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today – and in fact we have forgotten – John F. Kennedy

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust – John F. Kennedy