The White House was designed by Hoban a noted Irish-American architect and I have no doubt that he believed by incorporating several features of the Dublin style he would make it more homelike for any President of Irish descent. It was a long wait but I appreciate his efforts.

John F. Kennedy
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  3. Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact. - William S. Burroughs

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  1. The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.

  2. The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

  3. A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death.

  4. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

  5. Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

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