I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish; where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source; where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials; and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all.
John F. KennedyWhile we cannot guarantee that we shall one day be first, we can guarantee that any failure to make this effort will make us last.
John F. KennedyThe basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter.
John F. KennedyA tired nation, said David Lloyd George, is a Tory nation, and the United States today cannot afford to be either tired or Tory.
John F. KennedyAn economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough jobs or enough profits
John F. KennedyI am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.
John F. Kennedy