"A young man who
does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have
what it takes to make a living."
-John F. Kennedy
(JFK)
"Ask not what
your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your
country."
-John F. Kennedy
(JFK)
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to
mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector
enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."
-John F. Kennedy (JFK)
"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 success of liberty."
-John F. Kennedy
(JFK)
"I can imagine no
more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he
did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride
and satisfaction:
"I served in the United States Navy""
-John F. Kennedy
(JFK)
"Change is the law
of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss
the future."
-John F. Kennedy
(JFK), Speech,
Frankfurt, 25 June 1963.
“Today, every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the
day when this planet may no longer be habitable. Every man, woman and child
lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads,
capable of being cut at any moment by accident, or miscalculation, or by
madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.”
-John F. Kennedy
(JFK)
