Political Quotes

On the recordJune 27, 1963
I come to this island which has been identified with that effort for a thousand years, which was the first country in the 20th century to lead what is the most powerful tide of the 20th century--the desire for national independence, the desire to be free.
Said by
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the City Hall in Cork.

Share

More from John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Nov 12, 1963

The Major just said that the motto of the Black Watch is 'Nobody wounds us with impunity.'

presidency.ucsb.edu
Nov 13, 1963

It symbolizes, I believe, this highway, first of all, the partnership between the Federal Government and the States, which is essential to the progress of all of our people.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation