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Military industrial complex had other plans.
This reads less idealistic than I expected, based on the general reputation of JFK. Seems very much in line with what actually developed in the subsequent decades.
Then again, I know too little about the detailed history to pass invariable judgment.
"that no free people can be kept free without will and energy of their own"
"It should be a satisfaction to us all that we have made great strides in restoring world confidence in the dollar, halting the outflow of gold and improving our balance of payments. During the last two months, our gold stocks actually increased by seventeen million dollars, compared to a loss of 635 million dollars during the last two months of 1960. "
God damn you don't hear that every day
"We stand, as we have always stood from our earliest beginnings, for the independence and equality of all nations. This nation was born of revolution and raised in freedom. And we do not intend to leave an open road for despotism."
What a speech, love that his goal all throughout was to find peaceful resolution even with the soviet premier.
Was reading abt Rockefeller dynasty, their r/ships with CIA and presidents, disdain towards JFK, the anaconda company bubble, the coup in Chile..
Reading this now, will follow through with the second one
