Our problems are manmade — therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
speech graduation courage
John F. Kennedy
American University Commencement 1963, 1963
For peace is a process — a way of solving problems.
speech graduation patience
John F. Kennedy
American University Commencement 1963, 1963
We all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.
speech graduation empathy
John F. Kennedy
American University Commencement 1963, 1963
The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war. We do not want a war. We do not now expect a war. This generation of Americans has already had enough — more than enough — of war and hate and oppression.
speech graduation courage
John F. Kennedy
American University Commencement 1963, 1963