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JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters QUOTES

JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters QUOTES

1 " If we go as far as we can into the darkness, regardless of the consequences, I believe a midnight truth will free us from our bondage to violence and bring us to the light of peace. "

― , JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters

2 " These brass hats have one great advantage in their favor. If we listen to them, and do what they want us to do, none of us will be alive later to tell them that they were wrong. "

― , JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters

3 " there is nothing so threatening to systemic evil as those willing to stand against it regardless of the consequences. "

― , JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters

4 " It’s unbelievable—or we’re supposed to think it is—that a president was murdered by our own government agencies because he was seeking a more stable peace than relying on nuclear weapons. It’s unspeakable. For the sake of a nation that must always be preparing for war, that story must not be told. If it were, we might learn that peace is possible without making war. "

― , JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters

5 " The international relinquishing of sovereignty would have to spring from the people— "

― , JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters

6 " I am accused of being the enemy of America, and subject to the influence of a foreign country . . . and every act of my administration is tortured, in such exaggerated and indecent terms as could scarcely be applied to Nero, to a notorious defaulter, or even to a common pickpocket. "

― , JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters

7 " Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah—to ‘undo the heavy burdens . . . (and) let the oppressed go free. "

― , JFK and the unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters