"But however close we sometimes seem to..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
But however close we sometimes seem to that dark and final abyss, let no man of peace and freedom despair. For he does not stand alone.
More by John F Kennedy
“There is only one rule by which to judge if God is near us or is far away - the rule that God's word is giving us today: everyone concerned for the hungry, the naked, the poor, for those who have vanished in police custody, for the tortured, for prisoners, for all flesh that suffers, has God close at hand. We have the ability, we have the means, and we have the capacity to eliminate hunger from the face of the earth. We need only the will.”
“No one gains from fair employment law and legislation if there is no employment to be had.”
“Everything changes but change itself.”
More on Hope
“Gandalf! I thought you were dead! But then I thought I was dead myself. Is everything sad going to come untrue? What's happened to the world?" A great Shadow has departed," said Gandalf, and then he laughed and the sound was like music, or like water in a parched land; and as he listened the thought came to Sam that he had not heard laughter, the pure sound of merriment, for days upon days without count.”
“While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.”
“If we lose our hope, that's our real disaster!”
More on Peace
“Avoid popularity if you would have peace.”
“My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese peoples is very essential.”
“In my opinion there is no other salvation for civilization and even for the human race than the creation of a world government with security on the basis of law. As long as there are sovereign states with their separate armaments and armament secrets, new world wars cannot be avoided.”