Joseph P. Kennedy Quotes
Democracy is finished in England.
When ambassador to Great Britain, he was very supportive of the British Fascists, and was an admirer of Adolf Hitler. Once war with Germany was commenced, Kennedy predicted that England would lose the war and became a fascist puppet state controlled by Germany. He opposed Lend Lease and the other efforts of the Roosevelt administration to assist England to fight off the Germans. Ironically his oldest son died in a dangerous volunteermission fighting Germany in the War. Kennedy's earlier pro-German views ended his political career and was an embarassment to his sons when they entered politics.
Joseph P. Kennedy, 1888-1969, U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain (Democrat), Chairman, Securities & Exchange Commission, Father of President John F. Kennedy, Interview, The Boston Globe, November 1940
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There was a small but influential pro-Nazi segment of British society which had a small parallel in the United States. Even the Duke of Windsor had pro-German sympathies as did the American Ambassador to England, Joseph Kennedy (father of JFK) see {610119}.
Although friendly to America, Canning was a monarchist and did not share America's enthusiasm for democracy and concern about Spanish Princes in Mexico and Brazil.
- Born: September 6, 1888
- Died: November 18, 1969
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Diplomat
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. was a prominent American businessman, investor and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the Irish-American Kennedy family.
