"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."
— John F. Kennedy
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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
About this quote
Recorded on February 8, 1963, in remarks made by Kennedy for the dedication of a new United States Information Agency transmitter complex in Greenville, North Carolina — the facility was a key part of the Voice of America broadcast network. Kennedy used the occasion to speak about the role of ideas in the Cold War struggle for global opinion. He continued: "Ideas have endurance without death," casting the USIA's mission as one of intellectual rather than military competition.
Source
Remarks at the Greenville County Courthouse, October 10, 1963
