"We are living through a period bereft of a future. Waiting for that which is to come is no longer a matter of hope, but of anguish." -- Simone Weil
His tribute to Robert Frost, October 26, 1963. He was speaking of Frost, but also -- as we can now feel -- about himself as well. How far we have "evolved" away from Kennedy's dreams. . .
Happy 106th Birthday.