Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 1753 |
| AUTHOR: | John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917–63) |
| QUOTATION: | I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | President Inscription on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. |
| SUBJECTS: | Spirit |