Peace

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some excerpts from a JFK speech. I took out the comments inserted by reporter... for full article, see link below.

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"What kind of 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 speak of peace ... as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize that the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war -- and frequently the words of the pursuer fall on deaf ears. But we have no more urgent task."

"Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is 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."

"Genuine peace must be the product of many nations, the sum of many acts. It must be dynamic, not static, changing to meet the challenge of each new generation. For peace is a process -- a way of solving problems."

"Let us examine our attitude toward peace and freedom here at home. The quality and spirit of our own society must justify and support our efforts abroad."

"The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1316&ncid=742&e=12&u=/030624/226/4hs...