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This much we pledge - and more.
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe - the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage - and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
This much we pledge - and more.
- US President John F. Kennedy, excerpt from Inaugural Address, 20 January 1961
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Too true my friend, too true. Excellent post.
+1 vote and subscription. BTW, I love this inaugural speech.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -Same Speech, later paragraph
JFK. Bam!
Wow thanks for this It hopefully will help raise our spirits. Hoorah
I just finished TD today and am ready to deploy.
Outstanding. Thanks!
WOO! more J.F.K! I quoted him in my latest article. I also love this speech.
I fled my home state of Arizona for Florida. But rest assured eUSA will be victorious and I will return to the desert. Say no to false PEACE!