A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
From John F. Kennedy
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.
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.
If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
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