RFK: Collected Speeches

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Below are notes from books I've read. Short list right now, as I've just begun entering these. It's almost entirely excerpts, generally short. I'm leaving commentary out of this section; that's what the blog is for.

responsibility and service are part of rights

Testimonial Dinner for John Reynolds, 10.6.1962

We have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities. And today, as never before in the free world, responsibility is the greatest right of citizenship, and service is the greatest of freedom's privileges.

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We have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities. And today, as never before in the free world, responsibility is the greatest right of citizenship, and service is the greatest of freedom's privileges. — Robert F Kennedy