John F. Kennedy in They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain

On Civil Rights: 1961: created Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity

In March 1961, Pres. Kennedy established the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity (PCEEO), to end discrimination in federal employment. Every federal government contract included the provision to "not discriminate against any employee because of race, creed, color, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action, to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin. Source: They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain, p. 23-24 Jun 14, 2005

On Foreign Policy: 1961: Warned aggressors that US ready to defend freedom

Hope inspired Kennedy in his 1961 inaugural address to warn would-be-aggressors that the United States stands ready to defend its freedoms and the freedoms of its allies across the world. In addition, he called on citizens to accept the responsibility of protecting America's freedoms, Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. Source: They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain, p.153-154 Jun 14, 2005

On Principles & Values: 1961: Ask not what your country can do for you

[Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address]: In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility--I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it--and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you00ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. Source: They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain, p.154 Jun 14, 2005

The above quotations are from They Think You're Stupid: Why Democrats Lost Your Vote and What Republicans Must Do to Keep It, by Herman Cain. Click here for main summary page. Click here for a profile of John F. Kennedy. Click here for John F. Kennedy on all issues.
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