The above Subject is the way it used to be. Now we change history to match up with the way things are now. Or said differently… We change history to match up with the way things should have been, if only the past was as enlighten as we are today.
This quote was sent to me in an email from a well respected organization. It is a quote of the words of John F. Kennedy…“A nation reveals itself not only by the men and women it produces, but also by the men and women it honors, the men and women it remembers.“
The problem is President Kennedy did not say these exact words. His historically accurate quote did not include…“and women” and “and women” and “and women”.
The actual historic quote was…“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.“
I looked it up on The Internet and copied and pasted below the first five references I found...
Goodreads…
John F. Kennedy > Quotes > Quotable Quote
Ø “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.”
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IZQuotes
John F. Kennedy Quote
| “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” Source/Notes: |
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"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers" – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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ThinkExist.com
John Fitzgerald Kennedy quote
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The Atlantic
Poetry and Power
"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers"
Quote from The Fella…“History Changed Is Not History”.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
3 comments:
Fortunately there is a audio recording of the speech.
JFK'S SPEECH IN AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (OCTOBER 26, 1963)
https://youtu.be/sXId4YyP6SY?t=6m49s
Thanks for a great blog on history. Fortunately we have the transcript of the speech to prove your point. That is unless one thinks the tape has been edited. That brings to mind another quote from one of the most opaque persons ever to utter nonsense.
“ I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” Alan Greenspan.
P/C is rewriting history for sure!
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