"Ripple of Hope"
Ik kan mij volledig vinden in de kern van Robert F. Kennedy's "Ripple of Hope"-speech:
- dat individuele, morele daden zich vermenigvuldigen en samen maatschappelijke
verandering mogelijk maken, óók wanneer grootschalige oplossingen uitblijven.
Zulks verwoordt precies mijn overtuiging:
- duurzame maatschappelijke verandering ontstaat niet uit macht, maar
uit de optelsom van opeenstapelende individuele handelingen met morele intentie.

Speeches in American History - 27 okt 2018 schreef:
Bobby Kennedy's 'Ripple of Hope' Speech
Bobby Kennedy delivered a speech, known as a 'Ripple of Hope', to the University of Cape Town in South Africa amidst racial tensions. On arrival in Johannesburg, the South African government informed then Senator Bobby Kennedy, and his wife Ethel, that they would not be providing protection, but this did not dissuade them. Bobby Kennedy was a fierce advocate for civil rights and a humanitarian in the purest sense. He was known for referencing the quote, "Some men see things as they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" Bobby Kennedy was the last kind of man who should be taken from this world.
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