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1917–1963 United States
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (29 May 1917 – 22 November 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, Jack, or the shortening John F. Kennedy, was the 35th president of the United States (1961–1963), a United States senator from Massachusetts (1953–1960), and a United States representative (1947–1953).
United States Anti-communists Non-fiction authors Orators Politicians Also known as: Jack Kennedy, John F Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, John Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, John F.
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I can assure you that every degree of mind and spirit that I possess will be devoted to the long-range interests of the United States and to the cause of freedom around the world.
There is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress in the arts.
We are concerned with the disturbing effects on world stability which would accompany the development of a nuclear weapons capability by Israel.
Communism has sometimes succeeded as a scavenger, but never as a leader. It has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.
And if there is one path above all others to war, it is the path of weakness and disunity.
This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
For to save mankind's future freedom, we must face up to any risk that is necessary. We will always seek peace — but we will never surrender.
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were and ask "why not?".
Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.
And cooperation in the pursuit of knowledge can hopefully lead to cooperation in the pursuit of peace.
We are all dependent on their sense of loyalty and responsibility as well as their competence and energy.
But I see no present or imminent nuclear threat to Israel from there.
Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.
Only an educated and informed people will be a free people.
The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.
Our responsibility is one of decision — for to govern is to choose.
Our goal is not victory of might but the vindication of right — not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere and, we hope, around the world.
My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining — by filling three basic gaps in our anti-recession protection.
With your help, and the help of other free men, this crisis can be surmounted. Freedom can prevail and peace can endure.
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