Under the Guise of Patriotism?
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Opinion by Ben Everidge
PATRIOT OR PRETENDER …
Patriot or Pretender …
On the day of his tragic assassination, President John F. Kennedy was en route to the Dallas Trade Mart to deliver a speech that some have come to call The Watchman Waketh speech. In this speech, Kennedy issued a stark warning to Americans, not only about the threats to democracy from outside our shores, but also about the insidious threats to democracy from within, a warning that remains as relevant today as it was then.
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Ben Everidge