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Originally Posted by Skybird
Kennedy's "Dont ask what your country can do for you, better ask what you can do for your country" comes to mind. He might have been about military in the main, but I dont know.
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OK,
that one is new to me.
What Kennedy was saying was that ALL people should do things to help the rest. He was setting us up for ideas like the Peace Corps, a stronger United Nations, peaceful civilian exploration of space, being a volunteer for local causes, etc. In other words, if you wanted to serve your country there were
other, equally valid, options besides joining the military.
We already
had a strong military when he gave the speech.
