Presidency
John
F Kennedy Inaugural Speech.
John
F Kennedy Inaugural Speech dated January 20th , 1961, is
considered one of the best presidential inaugural speeches in
American history.
Some
memorable quotes.
“ To
those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling
to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best effort to help
them help themselves, for whatever period is required not because
the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but
because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are
poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
“ Let
both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of
Isaiah to “undo the heavy burdens … and let the oppressed go
free.”
“All
this will not be finished in the one hundred days. Nor will it be
finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of the
Administration, nor even perhaps in out lifetime on this planet. But
let us begin.”
It's
with enormous confidence that the 35th President of the
United States of America addressed the nation and the world making a
bold step to change and make a difference in the lives of millions
worldwide. President Kennedy called for peace, unity, equality and
freedom. A new beginning, to make America greater. It was during this
time that the country faced the rise in the KKK, Jim Crow, black
power movement and other radical groups. His speech couldn't come at
the most appropriate time.
Fifty
two years later, history was made again as the first African American
President, Barack Obama, stood exactly where former President John F
Kennedy, and many other before him to addressed the nation.
President
Obama stated, “We affirm the promise of our democracy. We recall
what bind this nation together is not the color of our skin or the
tenets of our faith or the origins of our names. What makes us
exceptional... what makes us American... is our allegiance to an idea
articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago. We
hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable
rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit to
happiness.”
President
Kennedy and Obama inaugural speeches spoke volume. Two powerful men
seeking the interest of the people and the nation they pledge to
serve, not just the rich or the poor, not just the color of the skin
or gender, but for every civilian in this country.
Moving
forward to 2016, our current election year. One could only imagine
what the elected president inaugural speech would state,by simply
looking at the current campaigning tactic and the behavior of the
presidential candidates. I would say the country is moving backwards
instead of forwards principals and values has been lost.
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