05/28/05

[Sunday] would have been John F. Kennedy's 88th birthday. ... Based upon his words of more than 40 years ago, he might well offer the following: To President George W. Bush on Iraq, Iran and North Korea: 'The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough -- more than enough -- of war.' (American Univ. commencement, 1963) To President Bush on stem cell research: 'For those of us who are not expert ... we must turn, in the last resort, to objective, disinterested scientists who bring a strong sense of public responsibility and public obligation.' (NAS, 1961) To Vice President Dick Cheney on international organizations, alliances and consultations: 'The United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient. We are only 6 percent of the world's population ... we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind.' (Univ. of Washington, 1961)

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from Boston Globe, by Theodore C. Sorensen


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp