Jun 25, 1963
The harsh precepts of Stalinism are officially recognized as bankrupt.
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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Jun 25, 1963
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin and all the others who built the United States, who built our Constitution, who built it on a sound framework, I believe set an example for us all.
Jun 25, 1963
So let me ask you, as I close, to lift your eyes beyond the dangers of today, to the hopes of tomorrow, beyond the freedom merely of this city of Berlin, or your country of Germany, to the advance of freedom everywhere, beyond the wall to…
Jun 25, 1963
I am proud to come to this city as the guest of your distinguished Mayor, who has symbolized throughout the world the fighting spirit of West Berlin.
Jun 25, 1963
In addition, Mr. President, I am proud to visit here because of you--an old and valued friend of my father--who has served his country with so much distinction, spreading over the period of a half-century.
Jun 25, 1963
And for that reason, if for no other, I am happy I came and I express my thanks to you, Chancellor, and to all the German people for the hand they held out to us.
Jun 25, 1963
The new Europe of the West--dynamic, diverse, and democratic--must exert an ever-increasing attraction to the people of the East.
Jun 25, 1963
I am honored to become an instant graduate of this distinguished university.
Jun 25, 1963
There is work to be done and obligations to be met--obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.
Jun 25, 1963
What is true of this city is true of Germany-real, lasting peace in Europe can never be assured as long as one German out of four is denied the elementary right of free men, and that is to make a free choice.
Jun 25, 1963
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner.'
Jun 25, 1963
The fact of the matter is, of course, that any university, if it is a university, is free.
Jun 25, 1963
You understand it and I understand it, and I am proud to be with you.
Jun 25, 1963
There are many people in the world who really don't understand, or say they don't, what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world.
Jun 25, 1963
The duty of the scholar, of the educated man, of the man or woman whom society has developed talents in, the duty of that man or woman is to help build the society which has made their own advancement possible.
Jun 25, 1963
In maintaining the independence of West Berlin, you play a significant role in the defense of Western Europe.
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