John F. Kennedy1917–1963The quotations of
John F. Kennedy
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
1917–1963
68 quotes, most often on War & Peace, America and Freedom. Part of the U.S. Presidents collection.
Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.
- Remarks Prepared for Delivery at the Trade Mart in Dallas
- A Strategy of Peace (1963)
Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.
Address at Vanderbilt UniversityThose who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
Address on the First Anniversary of the Alliance for Progress at the White House (13 March 1962)It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
Speech at Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington (6 September 1960)Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.
UN speech- Cuban Missile Crisis speech
We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
Remarks at Amherst College (26 October 1963)Happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.
“Remarks to Student Participants in the White House Seminar in Government (334)” (27 August 1963)- Speech delivered to the Dail (Parliament of Ireland) (28 June 1963)
We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.
- “Address in New York City to the National Association of Manufacturers (496),” December 5, 1961, Public Papers of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy, 1961.
