It has been 40 years since the assassination of Robert Kennedy and still we ask: what could have been
Today the media attempts to draw comparisons between RFK and Barack Obama. The comparisons to me are obvious. Both believed in unification of the country. Both opposed similar wars and both were/are forces for civil liberties.
Ultimately both appeal to our hopes and dreams not our instincts or fears.
We have to look forward. We have to be compassionate towards others and we have to have a sense of responsibility.
Robert F. Kennedy, 1967
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