More from John F. Kennedy
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)
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I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.
“Remarks at a Closed-circuit Television Broadcast on Behalf of the National Cultural Center (527)” (29 November 1962)
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Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.