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Progress is a nice word,

Progress is a nice word, but change is its motivator and change has enemies.
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The free way of life

The free way of life proposes ends, but it does not prescribe means.
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Our future may lie beyond

Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not completely beyond our control. It is the shaping impulse of America that neither fate nor nature nor the irresistible tides of history, but the work of our own hands, matched to reason and principle, that will determine our destiny. There is pride in that, even arrogance, but there is also experience and truth. In any event, it is the only way we can live.
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What is objectionable, what is

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.
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Some men see things as

Some men see things as they are and say why I dream things that never were and say Why not
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I thought they'd get one

I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it ... I thought it would be me.
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High office teaches decision making,

High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make.
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The statesman's duty is to

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.
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In crises the most daring

In crises the most daring course is often safest.
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There are those who look

There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not
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