John F. Kennedy Quotes
Forgive but never forget
For an alternate version of this concept, see Szasz {47194}
John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States (Democrat, MA), Attributed by Ted Sorenson during a TV interview, 1968
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For centuries whites had dominated and abused the Blacks of South Africa. When the Black majority finally gained power, there were many calls for retribution and justice. However, under Mandela’s influence, South Africa made one of the most successful transitions of power to the majority who had been oppressed. The concentration on the future made South Africa the most successful country in Africa and a model for the world. See {633690} for another of his implementing statements of this principle.
He was one of the few Irish clerics who urged a reproachment between Catholics and Protestants.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to becoming president.