Five months before his murder, as relations with the Soviet Union continued to be strained, John F. Kennedy made a speech at the American University, Washington DC, on the subject of world peace. With hindsight, his final five words would turn out to be a chilling comment. The speech ended:
No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man’s reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable, and we believe they can do it again. . . And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s futures. And we are all mortal.
(From History.Net)
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“Leadership and learning are indispensable to one another.” — JFK
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“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” — JFK
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“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” — JFK
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