It 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. KennedyI believe the American people are more concerned with a man's views and abilities than with the church to which he belongs. I believe the founding fathers meant it when they provided in Article VI of the Constitution that there should be no religious test for public office. And I believe that the American people mean to adhere to those principles today.
John F. KennedyIt is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.
John F. KennedyHistory will not judge our endeavors--and a government cannot be selected--merely on the basis of color or creed or even party affiliation. Neither will competence and loyalty and stature, while essential to the utmost, suffice in times such as these.
John F. Kennedy