Some of the most prolific quotes were borne from JFK’s inaugural address as President, January 20, 1961. As a remembrance for its 50th anniversary, Google has a lovely doodle to remind us what a little hope and inspiration can do to stir the soul and reflect on the human condition.
A favourite quote of Penny’s that stands the test of time?
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.
And a call for us to not stand aside and be apathetic:
Now the trumpet summons us again—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”—a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.
Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?
To read the entire speech, click here.
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