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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961)
John F. Kennedy won the presidency by a tiny margin in 1960. He had promised “to get the country moving
again” during his campaign, telling the nation that “We stand on the edge of a New Frontier.” He cultivated an
image of youthful vitality, designed to distinguish him from the Eisenhower-Nixon administration. His
inaugural address, written by aide Theodore C. Sorensen, captured the themes and goals of his campaign and
presidency.SOURCE: Public Papers of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy (1961).
We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom – symbolizing an end as well as a
beginning – signifying renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same
solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
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.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and
place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans – born in this
century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage – and unwilling
to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed,
and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any
hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
This much we pledge – and more.
To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends.
United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do – for we
dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.
To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free, we pledge our word that one form of colonial
control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny. We shall not always expect
to find them supporting our view. But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom
– and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up
inside.
To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we
pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required – not because the
Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot
help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
To our sister republics south of the border, we offer a special pledge – to convert our good words into good
deeds – in a new alliance for progress – to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of
poverty. But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of hostile powers. Let all our neighbors
know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas. And let every
other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house.
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To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the
instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge of support – to prevent it
from becoming merely a forum for invective – to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak – and to enlarge
the area in which its writ may run.
Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that
both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all
humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.
We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain
beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course – both sides
overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet
both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind’s final war.
So let us begin anew – remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always
subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.
Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms –
and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations.
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.
Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah – to “undo the heavy burdens…
[and] let the oppressed go free.”
And if a beachhead of co-operation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new
endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure
and the peace preserved.
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.
In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this
country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national
loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.
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?
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its
hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us
would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which
we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it – and the glow from that fire can truly light
the world.
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And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your
country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the
freedom of man.
Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of
strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final
judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that
here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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