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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 02:36 PM
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What kind of a peace do I mean, and what kind of a peace do we seek?
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What kind of peace do I mean, and what kind of a peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana, enforced on the world by American weapons of war.

Not the peace of the grave or the security of the slave.

I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, and the kind that enables men and nations to grow, and to hope, and build a better life for their children.

Not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women.

Not merely peace in our time, but peace in all time...

...For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet.

We all breathe the same air.

We all cherish our children's futures.

And we are all mortal.

- John Fitzgerald Kennedy, American University, 10 June 1963






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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 03:08 PM
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1. You've set me off, Will
:cry: :cry: :cry:
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1932 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 03:30 PM
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2. Kennedy was an anti-imperialist and criticized colonialism
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-04-06 12:24 PM
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3. .
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MoseyWalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-04-06 12:27 PM
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4. And the planet is even smaller now than it was then
Great words, and thanks for bringing them here.

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Crewleader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-04-06 12:31 PM
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5. Well said William.
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-04-06 01:55 PM
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6. Hiya Crew!!
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