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Jim McCarthy's avatar

A powerful, timely, and moving speech. Long overdue not just by President Kennedy, but by all American presidents since Lincoln.

The fact that it was given the day after President Kennedy’s speech at American University is a poignant reminder of Kennedy’s strengths and potential as a great leader.

And all that America and the world lost just five months later.

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Charles Drago's avatar

James Douglass writes persuasively of the dramatically expanding influence of JFK's spirituality on the conduct of his professional duties.

Such growth clearly is beyond the capacities of the vast majorities of historians, biographers, and journalists to perceive, let alone comprehend. They view their subjects as rigidly programmed automatons with totalities precisely reflecting the sums of their parts.

Let's not fear to recognize the metamorphosis that JFK underwent near the end of his life for what it clearly was: enlightenment of the most profound order -- an irresistible burgeoning of a conscience that was energized by Lasky at the London School of Economics and manifested as anti-imperialism during his early years in Congress.

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Linda Giovanna Zambanini's avatar

Beautifully stated! What makes it even more extraordinary was it was the next day after his historic and moving Peace speech at American University. He's always been my hero. ❤️

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Linda Giovanna Zambanini's avatar

Also, I believe the nuclear existential threat of a global nuclear holocaust we were so close to during the CMC - and which his truly psychopathic JCS lusted for - had a deep, deep impact on him. It made him realize how brief our time is here, and how the shared humanity of each of us is equal, precious & intertwined.

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