The President John F. Kennedy Lecture by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy at the Free University of Berlin June 26, 1964
Address by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy on President John F. Kennedy.
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PRESSE- UND INFORMATIONSAMT DES LANDES BERLIN, 1 BERLIN 62 RATHAUS SCHONEBERO, TELEFONI 3309
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No.124 (f)
June 26, 1964
"Berlin Visit of U.S. Attornoy Gencral Robert F. Konnedy"
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The folloving is text of
The President John F. Kennedy Lecturo
by
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
at the
Free University of Berlin, June 26, 1964
EMBARGOED UNTIL 1900, June 26. 1964
I greatly approcinte your kindness in asking me to to the
Free University to give this address
in honor of President
Kennedy. I know he would have been proud to be honored in this vay and in
this ploce.
Excellence of education vas particularly close to his heart and to
be rassociated with this nemorial that reaches to the minds of men vould
have greatly pleased him. But oven more than education, more than any
other humen quality, President Kennedy admired courage. As Cicero once
said, "there is nothing more fair, more becutiful, more to be loved than
high courage."
He spoke often of his visit to Bcrlin. He admired its vitality and
its dedication. But most of all, he its courage. And he knew
that the Free University was the heartbent and soul of that courage --
that commitment to what is best in man.
Vhen the henorable purpose of the University of Berlin was cruelly
distorted, the professors and students came here, unwilling to be di-
verted in thoir search for the truth and refusing to surrender their
freedom.
Enst Berlin has the buildings. Lest Borlin has the University
--
an institution dedicated to the aducation of free men and celebrated
around the world as a monument to the courage of the free mind.
It vould have been, therefore, a source of deep satisfaction to
President Kennedy to be remembored by this University, and for the same
reasons I am honored to becomo one of your "graduates".
Nothing vas closer to Prosident Kennedy than the thoughts and feclings
of
the students of the world -- the future artists, scientists, managers,
public servants, political lenders -- all those to whom the destiny of our
civilization is confided.
He was concorned not only because he was young himsolf, but aleo becauso
he had a unique rapport with young pcople around the world.
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