JFK Liberalism

This is a speech John F. Kennedy gave in 1960. It was a speech to the Liberal Party in NY.

"But if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."

He also said that "national elections have often proved to be the turning point in the course of our country." This year's election will prove to be a major turning point - the strengthening of a progressive and anti-war movement. Thanks W.