On the record
We are all trustees for the American people, custodians of the American heritage.
Said by
John F. Kennedy
Source
gutenberg.orgWe are all trustees for the American people, custodians of the American heritage.
This quote reflects Kennedy's view of public officials as stewards of the nation's heritage and future.
Share
More from John F. Kennedy
We shall be judged more by what we do at home than by what we preach abroad.
There is no longer any reason why American children should suffer from polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, or tetanus.
All of us together--this Administration, this Congress, this nation--must forge those answers.
But as an institution, it should have in the future, as it has had in the past since its inception, no stronger or more faithful member than the United States of America.