And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. (Kennedy, 1961) These words, spoken by President John F. Kennedy in his 1961 Inaugural Address, formed an iconic example of American Rhetoric. Here was not an American President who promised to usher in an era of ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’, or one who vowed to ‘Make America Great Again.’ President Kennedy, firmly anchored in his belief in the fundamental goodness of American citizens, was instead calling for increased participation in the making of ‘a more perfect union’, as stated in the country’s Constitution.
Restoring Community through Civic Virtue
Restoring Community through Civic Virtue
Restoring Community through Civic Virtue
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. (Kennedy, 1961) These words, spoken by President John F. Kennedy in his 1961 Inaugural Address, formed an iconic example of American Rhetoric. Here was not an American President who promised to usher in an era of ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’, or one who vowed to ‘Make America Great Again.’ President Kennedy, firmly anchored in his belief in the fundamental goodness of American citizens, was instead calling for increased participation in the making of ‘a more perfect union’, as stated in the country’s Constitution.