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John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963) served as the 35th President of the United States from January 20, 1961, until his assassination. He is best known for pivotal moments such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, where he successfully navigated the U.S. through a tense standoff with the Soviet Union, averting nuclear war. more John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963) served as the 35th President of the United States from January 20, 1961, until his assassination. He is best known for pivotal moments such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, where he successfully navigated the U.S. through a tense standoff with the Soviet Union, averting nuclear war. Kennedy also championed the space race, famously setting the goal to land a man on the Moon, which was realized posthumously in 1969. His legislative efforts included the establishment of the Peace Corps, which promoted global peace and friendship. Kennedy's tenure was marked by progressive policies, international diplomacy, and a vision for a more ambitious America. less

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"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth"
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"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind"
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"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction"
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"Victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan"
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"A man may die nations may rise and fall but an idea lives on"
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"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard"
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"Forgive your enemies but never forget their names"
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"Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country"
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"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity."
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"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."
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"Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions."
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"I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose."
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"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
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"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
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"The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds."
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