'I speak to you today, therefore, not of your rights as Americ | John Kennedy
"I speak to you today, therefore, not of your rights as Americans, but of your responsibilities. They are many in number and different in nature. They do not rest with equal weight upon the shoulders of all. Equality of opportunity does not mean equality of responsibility. All Americans must be responsible citizens, but some must be more responsible than others by virtue of their public or their private position, their role in the family or community, their prospects for the future, or their legacy from the past. Increased responsibility goes with increased ability. For those to whom much is given, much is required.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Vanderbilt University 90th Anniversary Convocation Address
delivered: 18 May 1963, Vanderbilt University Stadium, Nashville Tennessee
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