Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

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John F. Kennedy
35th US president (1917-1963). Youngest elected president and first Catholic in office. He navigated the Cuban Missile Crisis, founded the Peace Corps, and aimed America at the Moon before being assassinated in Dallas.
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I regard all the world as my country, and I believe that I should be very welcome everywhere.
-- Peter Paul Rubens
Long live free Quebec!
-- Charles de Gaulle
How can you govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese?
-- Charles de Gaulle
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
-- George Washington
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
-- Theodore Roosevelt
A nation should not have permanent friends, only permanent interests.
-- Otto von Bismarck