Few will have the greatness to bend history, but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the total, all of these acts will be written in the history of this generation.
Thus you, and your young compatriots everywhere, have had thrust upon you a greater burden of responsibility than any generation that has ever lived.
I believe that in this generation, those with the courage to enter the conflict will find themselves with companions in every corner of the world.
Robert F. Kennedy, 1966, Day of Affirmation, South Africa
With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.
President John F. Kennedy, 1961, Inaugural Address
