"Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both." ― John F. Kennedy Topic(s): Power Tags: communism, never More From John F. Kennedy "The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission." "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it." "I’m always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians." More In Power "I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation goes I purposely avoid a high degree of difficulty."― Barbara Kruger "Writing for young children I find I often use particular jokes with words and exaggerated, funny events, but some of these haunt the more complex stories for older children too."― Margaret Mahy "I figure that if the children are alive when I get home, I’ve done my job."― Roseanne Barr