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People President Society Navy Cold War

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.

- John F. Kennedy

Other quotes by John F. Kennedy


Man

I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

- John F. Kennedy
Revolution Will

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

- John F. Kennedy
Tragedy Life

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

- John F. Kennedy
Beliefs

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

- John F. Kennedy
Poetry Power Man

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

- John F. Kennedy
Success

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

- John F. Kennedy

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