Political Quotes

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.

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Sep 5, 1960

I think that the decline in farm income, which is so sharp, makes this the No.1 domestic problem.

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Sep 5, 1960

It must raise the farmer's income so that he can again become a full partner in American prosperity - and receive the decent income which his contribution to American strength so richly deserves.

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Sep 5, 1960

Well, I would say there are three or four things very quickly.

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Sep 5, 1960

I am in this campaign as your candidate for President of the United States.

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Sep 5, 1960

Any program, to be successful, must be developed by and have the full support of the growers themselves.

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Sep 5, 1960

In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration, and when peace comes we will gladly convert not our swords into plowshares, but our bombs into peaceful reactors, and our planes into space vessels.

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Sep 5, 1960

I think the most important issue, and it is not political in the partisan sense, but it is the issue which concerns us all, is how we can live on the same globe with the Communists, both possessing hydrogen capacity which could destroy us…

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Sep 5, 1960

I don't think in the 1960's that this world can exist half slave and half free.

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Sep 5, 1960

I feel committed to the platform and would do my best, if elected, to implement it.

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Sep 5, 1960

Our Government owes the American people a full explanation of this situation and an explanation of what is being done to keep Russia from establishing a new satellite, this time in the heart of Africa.

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Sep 5, 1960

Let me say that I think it is extremely important that the United States maintain to the extent possible, a sound fiscal policy and a balanced budget.

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Sep 5, 1960

It must protect other wheat-producing countries against unfair 'dumping.'

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Sep 5, 1960

I thought the State and the people there showed a good deal of vitality and cooperation and spirit.

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Sep 5, 1960

We must not allow our NATO bases to become an unwitting instrument of such an effort, which is being carried on in defiance of the United Nations, of world opinion, and of the hopes of all of those who wish for peace.

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Sep 5, 1960

It is true that several Democrats joined the Republicans, and I disagree strongly with them.

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Sep 5, 1960

I have carried my call to the New Frontier into seven different States - Maine, New Hampshire, California, Alaska, Michigan, Idaho, and now Washington.

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Sep 5, 1960

My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.

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Sep 5, 1960

This is the most important election, I think, certainly since 1932.

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Sep 5, 1960

Let me say that I don't believe that there is an intimate relationship between raising taxes and economic growth.

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