Kennedy, John F. -- Speech, Centennial Celebration, University of Washington, Seattle (1961-11-16)

Dave — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:39:57 +0000

We are neither “warmongers” nor “appeasers,” neither “hard” nor “soft.” We are Americans, determined to defend the frontiers of freedom, by an honorable peace if peace is possible, but by arms if arms are used against us. And if we are to move forward in that spirit, we shall need all the calm and thoughtful citizens that this great University can produce, all the light they can shed, all the wisdom they can bring to bear. It is customary, both here and around the world, to regard life in the United States as easy. Our advantages are many. But more than any other people on earth, we bear burdens and accept risks unprecedented in their size and their duration, not for ourselves alone but for all who wish to be free.

John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) American politician, author, journalist, US President (1961–63)
Speech, Centennial Celebration, University of Washington, Seattle (1961-11-16)
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Vidal, Gore -- “William Dean Howells” (1983)

Dave — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:54:06 +0000

The average “educated” American has been made to believe that, somehow, the United States must lead the world even though hardly anyone has any information at all about those countries we are meant to lead. Worse, we have very little information about our own country and its past.

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) American novelist, dramatist, critic
“William Dean Howells” (1983)

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Kennedy, John F. -- Speech, Centennial Celebration, University of Washington, Seattle (1961-11-16)

Vidal, Gore -- “William Dean Howells” (1983)