Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others – John F. Kennedy

Source: Source: This quote is from a letter written by John F. Kennedy to Mr. LEWIS WEBSTER JONES (President, the National Conference of Christians and Jews) from Washington, D.C. on October 10, 1960. Complete Sentence: There is another difference between 1790 and 1960. In a world where society is becoming even more close knit – Read More…

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.

Source: John F. Kennedy, Special Message to the Congress on Education (February 20, 1961). Complete Sentence: Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for economic growth, and the demands of citizenship itself in an era such as this all require the Read More…

Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.

Source: John F. Kennedy, Re: United States Committee for UNICEF July 25, 1963.

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The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest, but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allow the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Source: John F. Kennedy, commencement address at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, June 11, 1962. Complete Quote: The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie–deliberate, contrived and dishonest–but the myth–persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set Read More…

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

Source: Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy at Harvard University, June 14, 1956. Complete Sentence: I can think of nothing more reassuring for all of us than to come again to this institution whose whole purpose is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Source: This quote is from “Trade Mart Speech” (Kennedy’s Last Speech), November 22, 1963.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Source: This quote is from Trade Mart Speech (Kennedy’s Last Speech); November 22, 1963. Complete Sentence: I am honored to have this invitation to address the annual meeting of the Dallas Citizens Council, joined by the members of the Dallas Assembly — and pleased to have this opportunity to salute the Graduate Research Center of Read More…