To the editor:
American presidents both past and present have been mentioned in recent letters to the editor in support or opposition to some reader㽶Ƶֱs points of view. All presidents㽶Ƶֱ actions become part of the history of the U.S. for whatever their actions, judged by history to be right or wrong.
J.F. Kennedy㽶Ƶֱs name was referenced with respect to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 as an example of a strong president; Mr. Kennedy received a lot of media coverage then and now, for his actions and statements, and sadly his assassination in 1963.
Notably, he was widely quoted for his statement made in his inaugural speech which stated 㽶ƵֱAnd so my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you 㽶Ƶֱ ask what you can do for your country.㽶Ƶֱ This is generally accepted as an original and inspiring statement. I wonder, however, if Kennedy was aware of a similar comment made by Marcus Tulluis Cicero, better known in history as Cicero the great Roman statesman (106 BC 㽶Ƶֱ 43 BC).
Also known as a great orator, it is recorded that in an address to Roman politicians Cicero implored them to: 㽶Ƶֱask not what your country can do for you but rather what you can do for your country.㽶Ƶֱ
Perhaps as the old adage goes, 㽶Ƶֱthe more things change the more they remain the same.㽶Ƶֱ
Bill Boyd, Kelowna
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