John F. Kennedy Quotes
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States (Democrat, MA), Frequent quip in political discussions
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His family had been killed by invading Indonesian soldiers before East Timor regained its independence.
What is particularly interesting about this quotation is that the author was not a religious leader or a philosopher, but a hard-nosed military man and ruler. He recognized the corrosive effect on a society that a thirst for revenge can bring.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to becoming president.