On the record
This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
Said by
John F. Kennedy
Source
gutenberg.orgThis country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
Kennedy warns against the dangers of material wealth without spiritual fulfillment in society.
Share
More from John F. Kennedy
No policeman is universally popular--particularly when he uses his stick to restore law and order on his beat.
If we move decisively, our factories and farms can increase their sales to their richest, fastest-growing market.
But if these programs were ever to be ended, our failures in a dozen countries would be sudden and certain.
For you and I are privileged to serve the great Republic in what could be the most decisive decade in its long history.