"What kind of peace do I mean, and what kind of a peace do we seek?"

[WilliamPitt]

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.

Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it is unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief.

It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable -- that mankind is doomed -- that we are gripped by forces we cannot control.

We need not accept that view. Our problems are man-made. Therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants.

No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable -- and we believe they can do it again.

So let us not be blind to our differences, but let us also direct attention to our common interests and the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

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.

- President John F. Kennedy, American University, 10 June 1963

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/jfk-university/

[grasswire]

1. I'm so glad you are here today, Will.

Thank you for your attention to Sorenson's beautiful writing.

You know that I have always told you that you have the same ability to move people with words. A magical, fearsome ability.

I have wished that you would be working in a White House by now. You're that good.

[jazzimov]

2. Such great words and ideas:

We need not accept that view. Our problems are man-made. Therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants.

No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable -- and we believe they can do it again.

So let us not be blind to our differences, but let us also direct attention to our common interests and the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

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.

THIS is what it means to be a Liberal.

[avaistheone1]

3. I don't if there is anyone who can ever deliver a more eloquent case for peace.

[WilliamPitt]

4. Up

[AmBlue]

5. Up, indeed.

Thanks Will.