Political Quotes

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: We owe it to each individual child to give him the best education he is capable of absorbing.

On the recordOctober 24, 1960
We owe it to each individual child to give him the best education he is capable of absorbing.
Said by
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy, Meadowdale Shopping Center, Carpentersville, IL - (Advance Release Text)

Share

More from John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Nov 13, 1963

I congratulate you, the people of Delaware, the people of Maryland, and the people of the United States.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Nov 13, 1963

And third, it symbolizes the effort which we are giving and must be giving to organizing an effective communication system here in the United States of America.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Nov 13, 1963

This is the worst attack on foreign aid that we have seen since the beginning of the Marshall plan.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Nov 13, 1963

I think that by the time this Congress goes home, in the sense of next summer, that in the fields of education, mental health, taxes, civil rights, this is going to be a record that is going to be--however dark it looks now, I think that…

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation