War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.

About John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress before his presidency. Kennedy...

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The pay is good and I can walk to work.

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And so, my fellow americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

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The purest treasure mortal times afford is spotless reputation; that away, men are but gilded loam or painted clay.

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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

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Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.

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Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls:
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.

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Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of—for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

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War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.