Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.


inaugural address, 20 January 1961, in Vital Speeches 1 February 1961

John F. Kennedy Quotes

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in...