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John F. Kennedy Quotes: We want to be first; not first if, not first but; but first!
         

We want to be first; not first if, not first but; but first!


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Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.



One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.



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No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.



Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.



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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.



Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.



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