
Monika Wiesak
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Author of America's Last President, Echoes of a Lost America & Michael Jackson: The Man, the Music, the Controversy. Substack: https://t.co/lu4BgZplzJ
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The United States is neither omnipotent not omniscient. We are only 6% of the world’s population & we cannot impose our will upon the other 94% of mankind. We cannot right every wrong or reverse each adversity. There cannot be an American solution to every world problem. - JFK
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After his 1951 trip to Iran & before the Mossadegh coup, JFK was asked if he would ally with the nationalistic forces in the nation: I certainly would, it’s the only hope, we’ve allied ourselves too closely with the British. The British position is hopeless & we’ve paid the price
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If that must come [giving up one's life], no cause, the cause of peace, is more worthy of that kind of a great contribution. To be able to make a maximum effort to serve peace in a time of maximum danger I would consider the most satisfactory of human experiences. - JFK
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A strong America cannot neglect the aspirations of its citizens, the welfare of the needy, the healthcare of the elderly, the education of the young. All our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people. - JFK
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This helps explain why JFK wanted LBJ out of the Senate Majority leader position: It’s a struggle to move through a program when the seniority system places particular individuals in key positions who may be wholly unsympathetic, even though they’re members of your own party.
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JFK on the nuclear test ban: A journey of a 1000 miles must begin with a single step. My fellow Americans let us step back from the shadows of war & seek out the way of peace. And if that journey is a 1000 miles or even more, let history record that we took the first step.
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