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Who said Ask not country can do for you but what you can do for your country?
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∙ 6y ago
John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." This iconic quote was part of his inaugural address in 1961 and emphasized the importance of civic duty and active citizenship.
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∙ 11y agoIt has been said that JFK lifted the line from George St John, his old headmaster at Choate School in Connecticut,who used to say, 'The youth who loves his Alma Mater will always ask not "what can she do for me?" but "what can I do for her?"'
However, as the initial drafts of JFK's speeches were written by his speechwriter Ted Sorensen, it's more likely that he got the idea from a 1916 speech by President Harding, when he said,
"In the great fulfillment, we must have a citizenship less concerned about what the government can do for it, and more anxious about what it can do for the nation."
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Who said a Famous quote on policy?
ask not what your country can do for you,ask what you can do for your country
What Did JFK said that was important?
Dont ask what your country can do for you ask what can you do for your country
Who said ask not what your country con do for you ask what you can do for your country?
It was President Kennedy of the USA
WHO first said ask not what your GOVERNMENT can do for you but what you could do for your government?
That is not the correct quote. John F. Kennedy said "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
Who said ask not what your country can do for your country?
John F. Kennedy
Who said these words ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy the 35th President.
Which President said Ask not what your can do for you ask what you can do for country?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Which president said ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country.?
John Kennedy, during his inaugural speech in 1961.
Did Thomas Jefferson say 'Ask not what your country'?
No, it was President John F. Kennedy who said, 'And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.' in his inaugural address on January 20, 1961.
Which President saidAsk not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country?
President John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." These words were part of his inaugural address on January 20, 1961, encouraging citizens to prioritize civic duty and contribute to the betterment of their nation.
What is a quote that John F. Kennedy said?
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put and end to mankind.
Who said it first ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country I know John F. Kennedy said it but he is not the first.Churchill?
John F. Kennedy VERY famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." (It is a shame that anyone living in America would not know that quote, it is the heart of community and therefore democracy.) JFK was quoting Khalil Gibran from "The New Frontier" which Gibran had written thirty six years earlier: "Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country?"
