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John F. Kennedy quotes from State of the Union Address

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“This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“It is our belief that the state is the servant of the citizen and not his master.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“Wealth is the means—and people are the ends.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“For the unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“The mere absence of war is not peace.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“For we seek not the worldwide victory of one nation or system but a worldwide victory of man. The modern globe is too small, its weapons are too destructive, and its disorders are too contagious to permit any other kind of victory.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“the one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“For a closed society is not open to ideas of progress—and a police state finds that it cannot command the grain to grow.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“As the idealism of our youth has served world peace, so can it serve the domestic tranquility.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining—by filling three basic gaps in our anti-recession protection.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“We shall be judged more by what we do at home than by what we preach abroad.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“we cannot for long lead the cause of peace and freedom, if we ever cease to set the pace here at home.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“complacency or self-congratulation can imperil our security as much as the weapons of tyranny. A moment of pause is not a promise of peace.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“Where nature makes natural allies of us all, we can demonstrate that beneficial relations are possible even with those with whom we most deeply disagree—and this must someday be the basis of world peace and world law.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for man's allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“The deadly arms race, and the huge resources it absorbs, have too long overshadowed all else we must do. We must prevent that arms race from spreading to new nations, to new nuclear powers and to the reaches of outer space.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies, and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address

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