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This work is a combination of my recollection of Jack Kennedy's speech in Berlin, the famous "ich bin ein Berliner" speech, on June 26, 1963, and his address to the UN on September 20, 1963. Both were only months before his death on November 22, 1963. While the Berlin speech focused on attaining freedom and the UN speech on peace, I believe his view on how to attain freedom for all was, in essence, the same as his view on how to achieve peace for all.
NB: my use of the word man (also men) is in the inclusive sense, namely human being(s), not merely male(s), but all humans.
But peace does not rest in charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. And if it is cast out there, then no act, no pact, no treaty, no organization can hope to preserve it without the support and the wholehearted commitment of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper; let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace, in the hearts and minds of all our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings.
JFK ADDRESS BEFORE THE 18TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, SEPTEMBER 20, 1963