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Make gentle the life of this world : the vision of Robert F. Kennedy / edited and with an introduction by Maxwell Taylor Kennedy.
Van Pelt Library E840.8.K4 A498 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968--Quotations.
- Kennedy, Robert F.
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
- Conduct of life--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Conduct of life.
- Quotations, American.
- Quotations.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First Broadway Books trade paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Broadway Books, 1999.
- Summary:
- Throughout the 1960s, Robert F. Kennedy kept a private journal of favorite quotations, recording the philosophies of great leaders and thinkers throughout history. Thirty years after his father's tragic death, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy has culled the highlights of this journal, along with inspiring portions of Robert Kennedy's most memorable speeches, to create a passionate, immortal voice for his father's vision. With passages on freedom, democracy, civil rights, education, justice, tragedy, and peace, Make Gentle the Life of This World speaks powerfully to America's unstoppable drive for a better world. Complemented by poignant photographs of Robert Kennedy, this is a moving tribute to an extraordinary hero, whose dream for America has never been extinguished.
- Contents:
- The Act of Living 1
- An American Spirit 9
- America 11
- Freedom 23
- Democracy 25
- Debate and Dissent 29
- Seeking a Better World 33
- Civil Rights 35
- Crime and Violence 45
- Quality of Life 51
- Employment 55
- Poverty 59
- Welfare 65
- A Hope for the Future 71
- Change and Renewal 73
- Community 77
- Youth 81
- Personal Knowledge 87
- Education 89
- History 95
- Toward Understanding 97
- A Citizen in a Civil Society 101
- Government 103
- Law and Justice 105
- Leadership and Public Service 113
- The Life of the Heart 127
- Courage 131
- Family and Friends 137
- Suffering and Tragedy 143
- A Greater World 149
- A Shared World 151
- War and Peace 157
- A Brief Chronology of RFK's Life 169.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-187).
- ISBN:
- 0767903714
- OCLC:
- 40575458
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