“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.”
Freedom“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.”
Freedom“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.”
Freedom“We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.”
Best“Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.”
Peace“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
Freedom“War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.”
War“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”
Great“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
Forgiveness“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.”
Great“The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.”
Knowledge“Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.”
War“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
Patriotism“I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”
Alone“Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.”
Freedom“The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.”
Education“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”
Time“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.”
Future“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
Leadership“Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.”
Future“All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'”
Men“The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.”
Society