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Make Gentle the Life of This World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy

by: Maxwell Taylor Kennedy

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.922092
EAN: 9780767903714
ISBN: 0767903714
Label: Broadway
Manufacturer: Broadway
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: May 04, 1999
Publisher: Broadway
Release Date: May 04, 1999
Sales Rank: 89651
Studio: Broadway



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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 moving portions of Robert Kennedy's most memorable speeches, to create an inspiring, 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 an extraordinary tribute to an extraordinary hero, whose dream for America has never been extinguished.

Amazon.com Review:
President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, collaborated on a daybook project in which they would jot down passages from their reading that moved them in some way. RFK continued the project after his brother's death in 1963, and would frequently use the quotations in it as source material for his speeches.

Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Robert's youngest son, has drawn upon that journal, as well as material from his father's speeches, to create a unique portrait of RFK's spirit and character. In addition to his own powerful testimony to his passion for social justice, we learn that Robert Kennedy was able to learn as much about the meaning of freedom and justice from Albert Camus as he was from Thomas Jefferson or Abraham Lincoln. The concern with civil rights, pacifism, and America's role in the international arena (among other issues) that permeate Kennedy's thoughts are as relevant today as they were in the 1960s. Make Gentle the Life of This World is a stirring reminder of one of this century's strongest political visions.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The best book out there for RFK fans
Robert Kennedy is one of my heroes. I believe his death did not take away the meaning of his life, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Insight Into His Thoughts
I liked this book. I give this book 5 stars. This book gave me the chance to read some of his thoughts ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Wisdom for Our Times
This is an excellent selection of Robert F. Kennedy's words. It's amazing how applicable RFK's ideas are ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A true desert island book....
Anyone who is ever at a point in their life where they are doing any type of soul-searching would find the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Weep, yes, but then be inspired
For those who missed the time in which those now called "Reagan Democrats" and those opposed to the ongoing ... Read More

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