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John F. Kennedy Political Assumption Essay

 

            "Let every nation know that we shall pay any price, bear any burden in order to assure the survival and the success of Liberty."" What message was John F. Kennedy trying to convey? John F. Kennedy expresses that our nation will sacrifice anything in order to secure Liberty within our nation. In John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech, he clearly and consistently conveys the three political assumptions; freedom, human rights, and brotherhood.
             One political assumption mentioned in Kennedy's inaugural address clearly and consistently stated was freedom. From the start, Kennedy claims that the day is "not a victory- but a "celebration of freedom- to signify the change that will occur within the nation. Throughout the past, nations contained hostile powers such as "Communists- that spread the "chains of poverty- unto their citizens. Kennedy states that those citizens live with "misery- where their governments sought power and controlled everything. Also, he clearly announces that there will be "free men- and "free governments- with a new alliance between neighboring nations giving freedom throughout the world so that these alliances will not become prey of "hostile powers-. With freedom on Kennedy's agenda, he clearly and consistently wants to "undo the heavy burdens and to let the oppressed go free."" .
             Another political assumption clearly implied in JFK's inaugural address is human rights. He said to not forget that we are all "heirs- to the "revolutionary- America, united by the cause of our belief in unalienable human rights. We must never forget that although we are "a new generation of Americans-, we are still freedom fighters. Even though we will certainly fight for different causes than did our fathers, we all believe that the success and morale of our nation depends on our ability to delegate and dispense fair and equal justice. We affirm this every morning when we say the Pledge of Allegiance, ending in the phrase, ".


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