JOHN F. KENNEDY, JAN. 20, 1961, INAUGURAL:
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...Let both sides united to heed in all corners of the earth the
command of Isaiah - to “undo the heavy burdens and to let the
oppressed go free.”(Is. 58:6)...Now the trumpet summons us again -
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not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle,
though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight
struggle, year in, and year out, “rejoicing in hope, patient in
tribulation”(Romans 12:12) - a struggle against the common enemies
of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself...
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this
endeavor will light our country and all who serve it - and the glow
from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans -
ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for
your country...Let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His
blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work
must truly be our own.
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