"The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history. Only the strong, only the industrious, only the determined, only the courageous, only the visionary who determine the real nature of our struggle can possibly survive.
More by John F Kennedy
“We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils - a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats.”
“Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.”
“Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons.”
More on Strength
“A bully has no respect for a weakling and the way to stop a bully is not to be weak. The way to stop a bully from ever being a bully is to say: "I'm as strong as you. Anything you do to me, I can do to you." We are going for nuclear and conventional disarmament but we're going about it in the right way.”
“Charity and personal force are the only investments worth anything.”
“Great people are not affected by each puff of wind that blows ill.Like great ships, they sail serenely on, in a calm sea or a great tempest.”