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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We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.
“Address in New York City to the National Association of Manufacturers (496),” December 5, 1961, Public Papers of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy, 1961.
Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.