“We are both caught up in a vicious and dangerous cycle in which suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counterweapons.”
John F. Kennedy
Commencement address at American University (Primary source)
On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered the commencement address at American University in Washington, D.C., devoting the speech to what he called “the most important topic on earth: world peace.” Often referred to as the “Strategy of Peace” speech, the address marked a significant rhetorical shift in Cold War policy.
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“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
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“All our science lacks a human side.”
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— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“A new-born government must dazzle.”
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