Recently had a reason to re-read JFK's inaugural address, 1961. Role of science/technology/nukes more prominent than I had realized. "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."
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"Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths and encourage the arts and commerce."
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"All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin."
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Man, what a speech. Does it accurately reflect what the US was actually doing globally or domestically? Does it mean JFK was truly as great as he and his speechwriters made him sound? No, no, of course not. But still... what a speech. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/inaugural-address …
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