There is only one rule by which to judge if God is near us or is far away - the rule that God's word is giving us today: everyone concerned for the hungry, the naked, the poor, for those who have vanished in police custody, for the tortured, for prisoners, for all flesh that suffers, has God close at hand. We have the ability, we have the means, and we have the capacity to eliminate hunger from the face of the earth. We need only the will.
John F. KennedyWe are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.
John F. KennedyA nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.
John F. KennedyA medical revolution has extended the life of our elder citizens without providing the dignity and security those later years deserve.
John F. Kennedy