Everything democrats are NOT, Kennedy was. He was a democrat, yes, but that side of the party no longer exists. Now they only say "Goddamn America" instead of God bless America.
You sir, well you took the words from my mouth! We have to stop looking at the party and focus on the greater good of all humanity we need unity more than ever, to put aside any differences and focus our strengths on the important aspects of life...... We choose to do what’s right, not because it is easy, but because it is hard....
If John F. Kennedy ran for president in 2016 he would still be called a nazi. It doesn't matter who it is, if they arent a stupid liberal that panders to blacks they are a nazi.
for the record, this comment wasn't made in support or against any candidate. instead, its that if you want to America to seem like its the top of the world, funding needs to go into sciences. Its about being the pioneer, to champion new technology and lead humanity into a greater future. It will naturally attracted the greatest minds not just in science, but in business, who will help get the jobs part of it moving by wanting to take advantage of any new technology.
Oh fucking please, are you kidding me? Kennedy was a liberal Democrat, if he was around today the dumbshit conservative smear machine would've had him labeled as a socialist pedophile communist liberal deep state operative before he even got out of the gate.
He uses the word 'we' whenever he needs to, but what do the people actually get out of it? Probably less and worse than nothing. The whole world, 'we' exists for the crew.
@@jeeshin4048space exploration and the research associated with it has given mankind a large amount of modern technology. Including GPS, Microwave communications to name some.
Interesting story: Kennedy actually initially proposed a joint mission to the moon with the soviets, he mentioned this is another speech. Initially Kruschev declined the offer but eventually he changed his mind and was about to accept kennedy's offer. But unfortunately Kennedy was assassinated soon after and kruschev didn't trust the new president and the dream of a joint mission to the moon Americans and Soviets side by side died with him. It is quite sad to think about the possibilities if that mission was carried out, it not only would have been a HUGE step forward in space exploration but also may have eased relations and ushered in a new era of cooperation and humanity advancing forward together as a species.
Whenever I grow depressed by how low this country has sunk, I listen to some of JFK's speeches, and my faith in the great potential of humankind is restored.
Totally agree. From half a world away I feel the same about his words. They instil some faith in the future in that another one of his calibre will come to the rescue. Winston Churchill's speeches are stirring in the same way; the Winston Churchill whose bust was slung out of the Oval Office by obama and also by his poodle that currently occupies it.
"we choose to go to the moon and to do the other stuff, not because it is easy but because it is hard." Holy Christ that is the words of a stroing leader.
Not to sound dramatic but to me being an American is more of a state of being or mind which goes above any nationality... You can be an American at heart while being Norwegian by blood
One of the few spots in the internet where nobody sees this as negative. This man and his speech kicked off one of the greatest stories in humanity, when we finally left our planet and reached for the stars. It’s a shame that we never continued with this pride and commitment, luckily new pioneers are out there following in the footsteps of past explorers. This is the true path of humanity and it is a shame that many don’t see it, or it’s rewards
This video unfortunately cuts out an amazing piece of JFK’s charm and humour: “Why 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? WHY DOES RICE PLAY TEXAS?” [he’s speaking at Rice]
Why does an ant try to eat a potato? Because he knows, that no matter how long it takes....he'll get the job done! (And we got it done..The STARS AND STRIPES now fly on the moon!)
This part of the speech makes me cry. Sort of feel ashamed of what we're doing now. "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills. Because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept. One that we are unwilling to postpone. And therefore as we set sail, we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous, and dangerous, and greatest adventure that man has ever embarked."
Imagine, summoning a nation to take on an endeavor that would require "new alloys, some of which have not yet been invented"...That's balls, that's leadership, that used to be America
I actually thought the same thing after watching this speech.. There’s a reason JFK is remembered the way he is today and his rhetoric ability was in every way what you expect from a president of the United States.. Trump’s rhetoric ability is not even bad. It’s non-existent.
@@anthonycoates60 and faith, at the time of his speak, NASA just had a dozens of people with modified ICBM to carry astronauts to the low orbit. In 10 years after his speak NASA has archived the thing everyone though impossible.
No matter how many times I hear this, I can’t help being moved almost to tears. It’s an inspiring quote, to do things not because they are easy but because they are hard. I wish I’d been fortunate enough to live in this period of our history.
And the economic effect was incredibly positive. Not because the moon turned out to be made of gold. But because every manufacturing technique, material and computer technology was improved to support this fixed objective in a fixed time. If you use plastic, you owe it in part to Apollo.
Also it boost the technology to beyond its limitation. Greatest example is the computer on the moon landing, from auditorium size, use paper as hard disk into the size of today’s PC and 100% electronics.
Similar to how war effort improves technologies greatly. People think its because our lives depends on it then. No, its because there is a fixed target and a collective effort. We can truly, achieve anything we want as long as we work together. And this was just one nation mind you. Now imagine the whole world working together. Ah, those will be the days.
For me, it envokes both awe and disgust. On one side: Propaganda, Nationalism and fuel for the Cold War. Billons of dollars spent to win the Space War while the country was in the swing of the civil rights era. The other: space is cool these big ol brains of ours that got us there. Its beautiful and enticing to think of space let alone venture there. To me, ultimate goal for the "powers at be" whoever they really are is to abandon the poor and forgotton on Earth once they can travel to other planets.
lol Imagine this speech from Trump. "we are going to build the best rocket, the best, it's going to be great l, huge biggest rocket ever built, cause you know who builds great rockets? I do. it's gonna be huge and it's going to be fast. fantastic.
2:15 - "we shall send to the moon, 240,000 miles away,... a giant rocket more than 300 feet tall,... on an untried mission, to an unknown celestial body, and then return it safely to earth." Just imagine how ludicrous it must have sound back then. Trully inspirational man. Conquer the impossible. LBJ is not even listening btw.
To be an American has transcended national identities. I'm an Indian but my values have always been American. Three cheers to freedom, liberty, and justice!
@@kremlinbasement7768 In philosophy, liberty involves free will as contrasted with determinism. ... Thus liberty entails the responsible use of freedom under the rule of law without depriving anyone else of their freedom. Freedom is more broad in that it represents a total lack of restraint or the unrestrained ability to fulfill one's desires. - copied from google
politicians today be like "way too expensive to go anywhere. We better give these billions to our rich friends so they can campaign on our behalf for the next election"
@@joeyGalileoHotto what? you do know most politicians are elected by the population? And those that arnt, are elected by people who've been elected by the population?
@@fernyhj8278 I agree that we do have a democracy. However, keep in mind that many of the so-called politicians have got their positions due to family ties and their populist rhetoric of how they are going to help the people are overshadowed. Unfortunately, our society is an oligarchy where large corporations push legislation to use government to benefit them and hurt small businesses.
I was in grade's 3 to 6 over the year's of the Apollo launch's. Our teacher would bring in the TV and many of the classes would congregate around to watch it live. Those historic moments were; and remained a touchstone of inspiration for much of what I have accomplished in my own life. Into my teenage years, I began to understand why my own parents and their generation would have their own moment of silence on November 22nd each year. One of the most prized book's in my library is Theodore C. Sorensen's biography on President Kennedy. Mr. Sorensen dedicated this book to his father; "who showed me the way". Thanx to Utube and JFKHomecoming, we are continuing to be shown the way.
So what? We just launched a bunch of rockets into space (spending hundreds of millions of dollars) and left them up there for a few weeks and then crashed them in the ocean all for a supposed hoax? Why are people so insistent on it being a hoax? Come on man.
This comment is not talking about the moon landing, just like this speech isn’t only applied to the moon landing. This speech is about how hungry mankind is for exploration and knowledge, and how we will never stop in this quest, no matter how many say that the end is not worth the means. His comment is saying that for those who question if it’s really worth all this money, time, and energy to explore the unknown when it would appear we can be perfectly content with what little we know and own, this speech will put an end to that question. The comment in no way references the moon landing hoax.
One of my favorite presidents of all time. He's not perfect. He's had his failures, but I have never questioned his patriotism, his leadership, his sense of responsibility and loyalty to his country. This speech makes me emotional every time I hear it. God Bless his soul. May his spirit watch over our nation.
Not because they are easy, but because they are hard." Most powerful and inspirational line of the speech. That's daily motivation for anything we set out to do.this speech really is symbolic to goals we set in life and why we should never give up to achieve them
I like how he actually acknowledges that such a pace creates new ills as it dispells old, but then explains its inevitability and that change and adaptation is what actually defines us as humans
This was one of those exceptionally rare individuals capable of inspiring people that otherwise would stand divided, and uniting them for a greater goal. He was the perfect man for the challenge.
This is what humanity is meant to be. JFK captured what is exceptional about your species. You can achieve greatness over and over. Having the will and the courage and the wisdom and the unrelenting effort is all it takes. Find the best that is within you, and then encourage it for a lifetime.
I hope they find that wisdom again I've also been watching them for thousands of years and seeing them progress is a gift. but I hope they don't regress back into a tribal and divided people
I'm Canadian, but I live on the border with the United States, so we were in tune with your news, and your ventures But when President John Kennedy, said we will go to the moon before the end of the decade he threw down the gauntlet, and woke up a fire in the people of the United States. Every technician, every scientist, right down to the janitors at NASA, had one thing on their mind as they worked,it was him. The United States would have walked to the moon, that's the intensity that was sparked in the people. That's when the United States was great. Never mind the achievement but the commitment. I was in grade 3 , that day of the assassination, and I could feel that something had changed in the United States. And it started to decline. We love you brothers, and what you have done. Thanks.
This would have to be the greatest speech ever. JFK basically started the space race & his vision of landing man on the moon happened in July 69. Hell of an achievement.
+samdiego Because we became afraid; and we saw the horizon not as a doorway to the beyond, but as a limitation. We mistook cooperation for weakness. We chose the pursuit for greater profit over the raising of all mankind and we listened to the siren song of "individualism" and ego over cooperation and common virtue. What took 30 years; our rise from Skid Row to Tranquility Base took an equal 30 years to go back to Skid Row with the addition of fear and loathing of people who we have been led to believe are "not like us".How are they "not like us"? Do they not bleed? Do they not breathe the same air, love, laugh and live just like we do? Will they not die and return to dust, just as we will? In that speech in 1962, President Kennedy called to our courage, our highest aspirations not only as Americans, but also as human beings. Even in the midst of the Civil Rights struggles, our budding conflict in Vietnam, the Cold War against the Soviet Union, he appealed to the best of us. Boldly, audaciously and with some humor. We as people can CHOOSE greatness or infamy but we must choose.
We are no longer being ambitiously targeted by superpowers with nukes, meaning we no longer feel extremely threatened. When we feel threatened again we will achieve greatness again, or we will die trying. The question will be at this point if we would have a chance to.
Bacca Mafia In my opinion I believe it’s the contrary. America is used to this global threat and wants to keep it that way (hence why they’ve came up with this supposed “war on terror”
To be an American has transcended national identities. I'm Indian but my values have always been American. Three cheers to freedom, liberty, and justice!
To quote RFK; "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation."
We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too.
We did it, Dear President! I would have given everything I have for you to see. 50 years ago this day. July 20, 2019. Let`s celebrate Humanity. Eternal glory to everyone involved.
I saw this speech when I was a teenager. I had no idea what life was all about, but I'm glad I was born. JFK was a personal inspiration to me. I chose to go to the moon in my life, not because it was easy but because it was hard. Thank you, President Kennedy.
I didn't see this when I halpened. I'm 40. But I had computers from the start. When they ran on cassettes. Once they were over and floppys were over after that, the CD ROM was born. The first CD encyclopedia was encarta and one of the few videos on it was this speech. I watched it multiple times daily in awe of full motion video on a computer. Just WOW. I can recite this on point anytime as a result.
If there's one thing I learned watching this speech, it's to do things the most challenging for the sake of learning and pushing our comfort zone out further. A lot of the things achieved at that time weren't easy to do requiring a lot of research and it shows how far us as humans can go after realizing that it works.
"Do not pray for easy lives my friends, pray to be stronger men." Best JFK quote 100%.
Everything democrats are NOT, Kennedy was. He was a democrat, yes, but that side of the party no longer exists. Now they only say "Goddamn America" instead of God bless America.
@The governor “it’s just the storm dick”
He took it from Bruce Lee
@@jebbroham1776 his writer
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Not because they are easy, because they are hard
Ankan Halder Thars what she said
@@RobertTheHaunter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ankan Halder not because they are easy becase they are head !!if u chose the hard you will be secssed at long term
@Romanes eunt domus That's what she said
tylsimys67 that’s what the disgusting disrespectful turd says
“Forgive your enemies but remember their names”
JFK was such an amazing person
bro he didnt even say that
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@@WyaSlay 😭
He never said that
@@willm678 you’re gonna be in for a long one
Scroll down, notice something? No silly negative comments, just hopeful people ready to dream again. Revisiting this speech is renewal of the soul.
You sir, well you took the words from my mouth! We have to stop looking at the party and focus on the greater good of all humanity we need unity more than ever, to put aside any differences and focus our strengths on the important aspects of life...... We choose to do what’s right, not because it is easy, but because it is hard....
@FloroWeb sus
You are correct, but then, what is there to hate about JFK?
Your President Kennedy's speech is indeed moving and hopeful hearing it in 2021 and way down here in Australia wonderful
@@patbest7057 omg a fellow Aussie admiring jfk! I have met!
This is how you make america great again..
Trump sucks
If John F. Kennedy ran for president in 2016 he would still be called a nazi. It doesn't matter who it is, if they arent a stupid liberal that panders to blacks they are a nazi.
for the record, this comment wasn't made in support or against any candidate. instead, its that if you want to America to seem like its the top of the world, funding needs to go into sciences. Its about being the pioneer, to champion new technology and lead humanity into a greater future. It will naturally attracted the greatest minds not just in science, but in business, who will help get the jobs part of it moving by wanting to take advantage of any new technology.
I think, he would be so popular that he could win Canada and Mexico, as well
Oh fucking please, are you kidding me? Kennedy was a liberal Democrat, if he was around today the dumbshit conservative smear machine would've had him labeled as a socialist pedophile communist liberal deep state operative before he even got out of the gate.
When real men were Presidents.
JFK was just a small blip in a long line of evil imperialist presidents.
Austin Madore
Name literally any president that wasn’t JFK or Lincoln who was good
Sentient Salamander FDR?, Harry Truman?
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Sentient Salamander The amount of things obama brought to the table under his time is beyond words
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard.” -JFK.
Not because we need to, but because we can.
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He uses the word 'we' whenever he needs to, but what do the people actually get out of it? Probably less and worse than nothing. The whole world, 'we' exists for the crew.
this is kinda copying the person above you
@@jeeshin4048space exploration and the research associated with it has given mankind a large amount of modern technology. Including GPS, Microwave communications to name some.
No one talks like that anymore how inspiring we need a man like him these days
His nephew is running for President in 2024. He already has a record of going against the status quo. RFK JR 2024.
JFK had balls of steel to lead the nation to land on the moon. True leader and visionary!
Also mourn the lost space age that we could have have.
Have you seen the remix. I found a dubstep on someones channel, the starts a bit weird though.
heres the link
czcams.com/video/iPUe6tnw4EA/video.html
Its so weird but funny
Ha Ha thats was awesome. We choose to go to the moon. I think it is called because it is hard
I'm surprised it hasn't been done before thumbs up to the remixers
JFK has such a beautiful voice. That man when he spoke men listened. He's my hero.
me too and im a republican !
Too bad he got assassinated tho😞
Xye Leyx shut yo bitch ass up
@Xye Leyx He speaks like a fourth grader.
Interesting story:
Kennedy actually initially proposed a joint mission to the moon with the soviets, he mentioned this is another speech. Initially Kruschev declined the offer but eventually he changed his mind and was about to accept kennedy's offer.
But unfortunately Kennedy was assassinated soon after and kruschev didn't trust the new president and the dream of a joint mission to the moon Americans and Soviets side by side died with him.
It is quite sad to think about the possibilities if that mission was carried out, it not only would have been a HUGE step forward in space exploration but also may have eased relations and ushered in a new era of cooperation and humanity advancing forward together as a species.
Whenever I grow depressed by how low this country has sunk, I listen to some of JFK's speeches, and my faith in the great potential of humankind is restored.
Totally agree. From half a world away I feel the same about his words. They instil some faith in the future in that another one of his calibre will come to the rescue. Winston Churchill's speeches are stirring in the same way; the Winston Churchill whose bust was slung out of the Oval Office by obama and also by his poodle that currently occupies it.
Well spoken, Jeff all cock. Well spoken :')
You depression with the state of sinful humanity in a sin-ridden world is not displaced. Jesus Christ is the answer.
.....Im not even American and listening to this speech i think a tear rolled down my eye and became a bald eagle. what a amazing leader
this makes me teary eyed.
And so it does to me as well.
It was sober and direct, yet moving and stirring at the same moment. Just a part of JFK's greatness, no doubt.
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Same
Anyone else get goosebumps. Greatest president ever 🌙
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Got goosebumps
Agreed
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@Xye Leyx Trump is literally one of the worst people iv'e ever known to exist.
"we choose to go to the moon and to do the other stuff, not because it is easy but because it is hard." Holy Christ that is the words of a stroing leader.
I really hope my generation gets to see a JFK level president in our lifetime.
Parties need to set up some basic criteria. We can't afford two terrible options every time.
I think it'll happen. It'll just take a while
Same could be said for a lot of countries.
This speech makes me proud to be an American. And im Norwegian
Skol!
Not to sound dramatic but to me being an American is more of a state of being or mind which goes above any nationality... You can be an American at heart while being Norwegian by blood
Humanity made it to the moon, by the work of the US, but it was ALL of humanity that participated
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Americans "choose to go to the Moon" because USSR made first satellite
This is my favorite speech of all time.
Renaissance Man lol wut
Ferdinand Marcos is waving
agreed
Yep, PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN. The greatest achievement in human history
I also like RFK's speech in Indianapolis following the MLK assassination.
One of the few spots in the internet where nobody sees this as negative. This man and his speech kicked off one of the greatest stories in humanity, when we finally left our planet and reached for the stars. It’s a shame that we never continued with this pride and commitment, luckily new pioneers are out there following in the footsteps of past explorers. This is the true path of humanity and it is a shame that many don’t see it, or it’s rewards
This video unfortunately cuts out an amazing piece of JFK’s charm and humour: “Why 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? WHY DOES RICE PLAY TEXAS?” [he’s speaking at Rice]
Why does an ant try to eat a potato? Because he knows, that no matter how long it takes....he'll get the job done! (And we got it done..The STARS AND STRIPES now fly on the moon!)
I've always wondered if that was ad libbed. It got an arousing ovation.
This part of the speech makes me cry. Sort of feel ashamed of what we're doing now.
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills. Because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept. One that we are unwilling to postpone. And therefore as we set sail, we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous, and dangerous, and greatest adventure that man has ever embarked."
Jack Medlock you forgot measure
Imagine, summoning a nation to take on an endeavor that would require "new alloys, some of which have not yet been invented"...That's balls, that's leadership, that used to be America
I actually thought the same thing after watching this speech.. There’s a reason JFK is remembered the way he is today and his rhetoric ability was in every way what you expect from a president of the United States..
Trump’s rhetoric ability is not even bad. It’s non-existent.
@@anthonycoates60 and faith, at the time of his speak, NASA just had a dozens of people with modified ICBM to carry astronauts to the low orbit. In 10 years after his speak NASA has archived the thing everyone though impossible.
If you like that part you’ll love gangstarr above the clouds song
"...not because this are easy, but because this are hard..."
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Best quote ever.
it's they not this. check the transcript
your right it is because they are hard
Just Because not because this are easy' but becase this are hard
No matter how many times I hear this, I can’t help being moved almost to tears. It’s an inspiring quote, to do things not because they are easy but because they are hard. I wish I’d been fortunate enough to live in this period of our history.
I did and as a 70year old know what we can achieve when we are United for the common good. For all mankind. Watch the series now
He gave that speech with so much passion and vigor. Its a damn shame he never lived to see Apollo 11
i was not born is the US, but this is a beautiful and inspirational speech for every human being S2
Was about to post the exact same statement but youve said it already
Same
Sending people to the moon was not only a success for the US but a triumph of humanity
And the economic effect was incredibly positive. Not because the moon turned out to be made of gold. But because every manufacturing technique, material and computer technology was improved to support this fixed objective in a fixed time. If you use plastic, you owe it in part to Apollo.
I appreciate how you pointed this out, everyone thinks the moon landing was a waste
Some studies showed that if we extracted materials from the moon then we can use those materials to fund operations to other terrestrial planets.
Also it boost the technology to beyond its limitation. Greatest example is the computer on the moon landing, from auditorium size, use paper as hard disk into the size of today’s PC and 100% electronics.
Similar to how war effort improves technologies greatly. People think its because our lives depends on it then. No, its because there is a fixed target and a collective effort. We can truly, achieve anything we want as long as we work together.
And this was just one nation mind you. Now imagine the whole world working together. Ah, those will be the days.
@@bronzejourney5784 Give it a few centuries. I would hope we have globalized by then :)
1960s : let go to the moon
Current : lets build a wall -.-
Current: let’s go to Mars
Do you even know why they are building the wall? Or are you just another stupid person?
You’re an idiot. That’s all. Trump 2020
@@bacc9722 Hahahahha "trump 2020" well that didnt age well
@@bacc9722 Trump 2020? In your dreams maybe.
I get chills no matter how many times I watch this speech
I love this speech. It makes me proud of humanity, it makes me proud of what we did, what we do and what we will do, it makes me proud to be human.
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For me, it envokes both awe and disgust.
On one side: Propaganda, Nationalism and fuel for the Cold War. Billons of dollars spent to win the Space War while the country was in the swing of the civil rights era.
The other: space is cool these big ol brains of ours that got us there. Its beautiful and enticing to think of space let alone venture there.
To me, ultimate goal for the "powers at be" whoever they really are is to abandon the poor and forgotton on Earth once they can travel to other planets.
Exactly bro!
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@Jacob Mann yes, but the space race was important from a perspective of space exploration.
more relevant than ever. we chose easy, we chose to stay. men and not meant to stay.we are meant to explore.
Money being a man created concept. We give those pieces of paper value
the world needs another man like this
We need you to be that man.
Dont you ever watch this and feel upset that our generation doesnt have leaders like these?
lol Imagine this speech from Trump. "we are going to build the best rocket, the best, it's going to be great l, huge biggest rocket ever built, cause you know who builds great rockets? I do. it's gonna be huge and it's going to be fast. fantastic.
Brett Kleisinger hahahhahahahah. This is so bloody accurate!
Mexico will be paying for it too 😅
spot on mate , my brain automatically read this in his voice
LMAO GOLD
And mexico is gonna pay for it...
2:15 - "we shall send to the moon, 240,000 miles away,... a giant rocket more than 300 feet tall,... on an untried mission, to an unknown celestial body, and then return it safely to earth."
Just imagine how ludicrous it must have sound back then. Trully inspirational man. Conquer the impossible.
LBJ is not even listening btw.
It was ludicrous, and then WE DID IT!
I'm still amazed by JFK's speeches even though they are 60 yrs old
To be an American has transcended national identities. I'm an Indian but my values have always been American. Three cheers to freedom, liberty, and justice!
What's the difference between freedom and liberty
@@kremlinbasement7768 In philosophy, liberty involves free will as contrasted with determinism. ... Thus liberty entails the responsible use of freedom under the rule of law without depriving anyone else of their freedom. Freedom is more broad in that it represents a total lack of restraint or the unrestrained ability to fulfill one's desires. - copied from google
politicians today be like "way too expensive to go anywhere. We better give these billions to our rich friends so they can campaign on our behalf for the next election"
“Drop another bomb on Afghanistan”
Most of those so called politicians got their jobs by nepotism. They dont have the work ethic and drive to put our country to greatness.
@@joeyGalileoHotto what? you do know most politicians are elected by the population? And those that arnt, are elected by people who've been elected by the population?
@@fernyhj8278 I agree that we do have a democracy. However, keep in mind that many of the so-called politicians have got their positions due to family ties and their populist rhetoric of how they are going to help the people are overshadowed. Unfortunately, our society is an oligarchy where large corporations push legislation to use government to benefit them and hurt small businesses.
Nobody is giving anything to anybody you fucking loser. Letting people keep the money that they earn isn't giving it to them.
We should all aspire to be as great as he.
Minus the affair(s).
We should all aspire to have a BIG vision for our lives.
I was in grade's 3 to 6 over the year's of the Apollo launch's. Our teacher would bring in the TV and many of the classes would congregate around to watch it live. Those historic moments were; and remained a touchstone of inspiration for much of what I have accomplished in my own life. Into my teenage years, I began to understand why my own parents and their generation would have their own moment of silence on November 22nd each year. One of the most prized book's in my library is Theodore C. Sorensen's biography on President Kennedy. Mr. Sorensen dedicated this book to his father; "who showed me the way". Thanx to Utube and JFKHomecoming, we are continuing to be shown the way.
God Bless President Kennedy, the son of peace. A real statesman, gone too soon.
This is the answer for any nay-saying of space exploration.
Richard Gilks explain? This is your proof of the moon landing?
So what? We just launched a bunch of rockets into space (spending hundreds of millions of dollars) and left them up there for a few weeks and then crashed them in the ocean all for a supposed hoax? Why are people so insistent on it being a hoax? Come on man.
This comment is not talking about the moon landing, just like this speech isn’t only applied to the moon landing. This speech is about how hungry mankind is for exploration and knowledge, and how we will never stop in this quest, no matter how many say that the end is not worth the means. His comment is saying that for those who question if it’s really worth all this money, time, and energy to explore the unknown when it would appear we can be perfectly content with what little we know and own, this speech will put an end to that question. The comment in no way references the moon landing hoax.
And by “this comment” or “his comment” I mean Richard Gilk’s comment.
@@naturalallnaturalwhitepist1789 ..You are another conspiracy loon..your views are null and void and without merit
One of my favorite presidents of all time. He's not perfect. He's had his failures, but I have never questioned his patriotism, his leadership, his sense of responsibility and loyalty to his country. This speech makes me emotional every time I hear it. God Bless his soul. May his spirit watch over our nation.
Not because they are easy, but because they are hard." Most powerful and inspirational line of the speech. That's daily motivation for anything we set out to do.this speech really is symbolic to goals we set in life and why we should never give up to achieve them
Why does every good man that tries to make a change gets killed?
Honor to John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy and Marther Luther King.
And gandhi!
Powerful People don't like chnage
And Patton/ Sikorski
@@e1532 no way
And Lincoln
The music fits perfectly with this!
Mighty Banana does anyone know the name of the song ?
This video makes me cry
He would've loved it!
Name of the music piece?
This speech will live on forever.
People that say we didn't land on the moon just provide proof of how amazing it was
I like how he actually acknowledges that such a pace creates new ills as it dispells old, but then explains its inevitability and that change and adaptation is what actually defines us as humans
A President that inspires, includes, sets spectacular goals and inspires a nation to do what others say could not be done. Our finest moment.
Every time when I am down and feel low and alone I look at JFK and his speech to AIM for the Moon. Sir you still inspire.
This is such a great speech. It transcends from oration to spoken word to a point where it is almost music.
I'm British and the We shall surrender speech is my favourite speech but this is a close second! Hearing JFK brings out so much freedom in me!
This was one of those exceptionally rare individuals capable of inspiring people that otherwise would stand divided, and uniting them for a greater goal. He was the perfect man for the challenge.
I'm Canadian but this speech makes me proud to be American
Im Czech (Living in us) and this makes me feel patriotic
“Gentlemen, at times like these our capacity to retaliate must be and has to be massive, to deter all forms of aggression.”
This is what humanity is meant to be. JFK captured what is exceptional about your species. You can achieve greatness over and over. Having the will and the courage and the wisdom and the unrelenting effort is all it takes. Find the best that is within you, and then encourage it for a lifetime.
I hope they find that wisdom again I've also been watching them for thousands of years and seeing them progress is a gift.
but I hope they don't regress back into a tribal and divided people
Song / Music: Dexter Britain - The Time to Run (Finale)
thank you!! had to scroll down this far to find the answer.
@@HippieDom Me too！
I'm Canadian, but I live on the border with the United States, so we were in tune with your news, and your ventures
But when President John Kennedy, said we will go to the moon before the end of the decade he threw down the gauntlet, and woke up a fire in the people of the United States.
Every technician, every scientist, right down to the janitors at NASA, had one thing on their mind as they worked,it was him.
The United States would have walked to the moon, that's the intensity that was sparked in the people.
That's when the United States was great. Never mind the achievement but the commitment.
I was in grade 3 , that day of the assassination, and I could feel that something had changed in the United States.
And it started to decline.
We love you brothers, and what you have done.
Thanks.
This man is what the world needs right now! Fan from India.
This speech inspires me everyday and it makes me feel like we humans have a purpose in life, a purpose to explore and learn to better ourselves.
Lilihan4 Unlike that ORANGE HAIRED PARASITIC TRAITOR LUNATIC WHO SPITS SHT AT HIS BOOTLICKIING SUCKERS EVERYTIME HE OPENS HIS BIG MUZZLE! ! 🇺🇸💙24
I'm English and I remember my dad saying true politics died the day this man died and it's so so true
Who edited this? JFK's words, as always will move, but however you are that edited this. Bravo.
I m from India....but I love Sir John F Kennedy ...His each and every word in the Moon speech makes a rush of adrenaline.....
The greatest president the USA ever had. This world needs now another president with such a charisma!
Greatest president was Lincoln. Kennedy a close second
Jesse Z Kennedy was better
Benjamin Guy lol nah
sMiles the Narrator Lincoln caused a civil war for no reason imo
@@benjaminguy6343 and ended slavery, NO?
The beauty of this speech is that it not only enlivens Americans, but all of humanity. This is when America was great.
I memorized this speech and it was totally worth my time.
The music makes the speech more inspiring.
this speech really is symbolic to goals we set in life and why we should never give up to achieve them
This would have to be the greatest speech ever.
JFK basically started the space race & his vision of landing man on the moon happened in July 69. Hell of an achievement.
I've been playing this to my newborn son since he was in the womb. Affirmation at its finest.
Safe travels, my boy.
He was a prince of a man and our country will never, ever be the same without him.
This is how you make America GREAT!🇺🇸
The last great democrat. We need more of him... and I am a republican
Jon Loken last good policitian in general
Jon Loken he would be a republican today based on his policies.
ummm no I'm pretty sure he would support same sex marriage
Amen brother.
How many republicans today support a 70% top tax rate?
Just think, we're planning on going back to the moon in a few years from now! Can't wait to see one in my lifetime!
This speech was so inspirational, that even my paralyzed legs started to walk again.
He really made America Great again...
This brings a tear to my eye
me too honey
I still tear up. This gives me hope that the future can be something to be proud of as well.
JFK, one of the most legendary presidents of all time! RIP JFK, you will never be forgotten!
What happened to the ambition of America? We used set goals that some would consider Impossible but we still reached them
+samdiego Because we became afraid; and we saw the horizon not as a doorway to the beyond, but as a limitation. We mistook cooperation for weakness. We chose the pursuit for greater profit over the raising of all mankind and we listened to the siren song of "individualism" and ego over cooperation and common virtue. What took 30 years; our rise from Skid Row to Tranquility Base took an equal 30 years to go back to Skid Row with the addition of fear and loathing of people who we have been led to believe are "not like us".How are they "not like us"? Do they not bleed? Do they not breathe the same air, love, laugh and live just like we do? Will they not die and return to dust, just as we will? In that speech in 1962, President Kennedy called to our courage, our highest aspirations not only as Americans, but also as human beings. Even in the midst of the Civil Rights struggles, our budding conflict in Vietnam, the Cold War against the Soviet Union, he appealed to the best of us. Boldly, audaciously and with some humor. We as people can CHOOSE greatness or infamy but we must choose.
+John.Fitzgerald Kennedy he was one of my heros
+Angelo Darden
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We are no longer being ambitiously targeted by superpowers with nukes, meaning we no longer feel extremely threatened. When we feel threatened again we will achieve greatness again, or we will die trying. The question will be at this point if we would have a chance to.
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In my opinion I believe it’s the contrary. America is used to this global threat and wants to keep it that way (hence why they’ve came up with this supposed “war on terror”
Timeless inspiration.
“The greater our knowledge increases the greater our ignorance unfolds” is perhaps the most overlooked part of this entire address...
Man remember when presidents were cool
This actually made me shed a tear, god damn this video is beautiful.
JFK saved US and the free world from WW3. Had Vision and Hope for America. A Great Man and a Great Leader.
True dat.
yeah that's very true; He was a true statesman and he will be forever a true leader. JFK was a man who was so brave. I miss him so much.
no, it was polish guy that saved the world R . Kuklinski
I can't tell how many times I've watched this and cried, and I'm not American.
To be an American has transcended national identities. I'm Indian but my values have always been American. Three cheers to freedom, liberty, and justice!
The full speech is as memorable and inspiring as ever, but this piece of the speech, coupled with the music hits the spot as well
Who’s watching in 2019? Happy 50th anniversary!!! :)
3:20
_Above the clouds_
_Where the sounds are original_
_Infinite skills create miracles..._
One of the beat samples in a rap song and the beat was 🔥
To quote RFK; "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation."
I am glad you showed this
The best speeches are the ones that remind us of who we are
Wow you hit the spot man
BarcaTalk YEP!
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We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too.
That brief review of human history always gets to me.
Such a beautiful way of summarizing human history.
I am moved to tears and I am from China! :)
We did it, Dear President!
I would have given everything I have for you to see.
50 years ago this day. July 20, 2019. Let`s celebrate Humanity.
Eternal glory to everyone involved.
I saw this speech when I was a teenager. I had no idea what life was all about, but I'm glad I was born. JFK was a personal inspiration to me. I chose to go to the moon in my life, not because it was easy but because it was hard. Thank you, President Kennedy.
I didn't see this when I halpened. I'm 40. But I had computers from the start. When they ran on cassettes. Once they were over and floppys were over after that, the CD ROM was born. The first CD encyclopedia was encarta and one of the few videos on it was this speech. I watched it multiple times daily in awe of full motion video on a computer. Just WOW. I can recite this on point anytime as a result.
That speech still gives me goosebumps everytime...wow!
If there's one thing I learned watching this speech, it's to do things the most challenging for the sake of learning and pushing our comfort zone out further. A lot of the things achieved at that time weren't easy to do requiring a lot of research and it shows how far us as humans can go after realizing that it works.