The Best John F. Kennedy Quotes

Updated June 15, 2019 12.0K votes 1.8K voters 114.5K views

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A list of the best John F. Kennedy quotes. This list is arranged by which famous JFK quotes and sayings have received the most votes, so only the greatest John F. Kennedy quotes are at the top of the list. All the most popular quotes from John F. Kennedy should be listed here, but if any were missed you can add more at the end of the list. This list includes notable John F. Kennedy quotes on various subjects, many of which are inspirational and thought provoking.

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And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what, together, we can do for the freedom of man.
494 votes
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
294 votes
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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
257 votes
4
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
354 votes
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
263 votes
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In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome it.
144 votes

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what, together, we can do for the freedom of man.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome it.