John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address which he delivered with power on the 20th of January, 1961 was famous and quoted extensively in our country’s history. Kennedy delivered this speech when the country entered a new age filled with uncertainty. America was dealing with social movements and domestic challenges. Poverty, racial social reforms, and the economy all had their problems. Then there was the Cold War with its ongoing communist issue that was affecting the country. Nuclear war was now a possibility and it frightened the general public. In his speech, Kennedy begins by establishing the fact that the world is now entering a new era. He exclaims the importance of protecting our democracy and how it is vital for this country to remain united as modern times are approaching. Then he says his famous line about how “the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God” and it’s now our (the new generation’s) responsibility to maintain that (Kennedy 1961). Pressing on about how our freedom and responsibility are essential and to defend our precious freedom, the whole country must be willing to “bear the burden of a long twilight …show more content…
From old allies to the people in huts and villages, Kennedy paints America’s vision during his presidency and the new age. A picture of a fierce and united nation that understands the importance of international cooperation and wishes for peace and human rights all around the globe; especially with the present tension surrounding the Cold War. With this new strive for international cooperation, he emphasizes he wishes for peace but the United States of America will not waver if threatened. Kennedy then declares that “we shall support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty” for all those around the world and for America (Kennedey