I do not belive that Washington should do for the people wha they can do for themselves through local and private effort.
John F. KennedyWe don't want to be like the leader in the French Revolution who said There go my people, I must find out where they are going so I can lead them.
John F. KennedyIt is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won.
John F. KennedyThe success of this Government, and thus the success of our Nation, depends in the last analysis upon the quality.of our career services. The legislation enacted by the Congress, as well as the decisions made by me and by the department and agency heads, must all be implemented by the career men and women in the Federal service. In foreign affairs, national defense, science and technology, and a host of other fields, they face problems of unprecedented importance and perplexity. We are all dependent on their sense of loyalty and responsibility as well as their competence and energy.
John F. KennedyWhatever the political affiliation of our next President, whatever his views may be on all the issues and problems that rush in upon us, he must above all be the chief executive in every sense of the word.
John F. KennedyYou have, at the same time, placed your confidence in me, and in my ability to render a free, fair judgment - to uphold the Constitution and my oath of office - and to reject any kind of religious pressure or obligation that might directly or indirectly interfere with my conduct of the Presidency in the national interest.
John F. Kennedy