John F. Kennedy

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"Conformity is that jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."	Love, Conformity
"I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours."	God, Technology
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."	Leadership
"The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly."	America
"The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution."	Anti-Religion, War
"The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'"	Time
"We cannot reform the world.... Uncle Sugar is as dangerous a role for us to play as Uncle Shylock."	America
"We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution."	America
"We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution."	Quotations
"We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth."	Art
"We need men who can dream of things that never were."	Friendship, Dreams
"You know nothing for sure... except the fact that you know nothing for sure."	God, Stupidity

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