It means that a good citizen should be more concerned about what he can do to improve the condition of his country than with what they might want or expect their country's government to do for them.
This a well known quote form Jack Kennedy's inaugural address in 1961. The idea in not original but people remember the way it is phrased. See the related question for the history of the idea.
they mean what state you was born in or what state you live in or came from
quote word for word
That means to express the same meaning as the quote but rephrased in your own words.
An important quote is an important line, phrase, or sentence. Often the words "important quote" are used when talking about a book. An important quote is important to the whole story and might have a moral message in it
Point, Quote, Answer
ask not what your country can do for you,ask what you can do for your country
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country." is a quote from the Inaugural Address given by President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on January 20, 1961.
ask not what your country and do for you, but what you can do for your country
Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather ask what you can do for your country.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
Khalil Gibran
That is a quote from John Kennedy.
Either of .... Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. or Ich bin ein Berliner
I belive it is this: "And so my fellow Americans! Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country!"
This quote means that a person should always look for ways to perform his or her patriotic duty. It means that it is patriotic to think of the needs of your country before your individual needs.
From his innaugural adress: "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
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."