"We have allowed a soft sentimentalism to form the atmosphere we breathe. And in that kind of atmosphere, a diffuse desire to do good has become a substitute for tough-minded plans and operations-a substitute for strategy."
American statesman who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. His presidency included major Cold War events such as the Cuban missile crisis. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.