Robert F. Kennedy: Day of Affirmation Address in South Africa (aka 'Ripple of Hope') - FULL

Robert F. Kennedy's 'Day of Affirmation Address' (aka "A Tiny Ripple of Hope") at Cape Town University. Delivered on June 6th 1966, Jameson Hall, Cape Town, South Africa.

You can find & download the audio & the full text of this wonderful speech at.... http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speec...

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[Stephen Rufus]

These words should be read and played in all classrooms of education, for these words are the most relevant words for the salvation of our society and world!

[Nuar Hegrat]

TOTALLY.. Those were my thoughts exactly, almost immediately upon hearing this for the first time too! -- I was like, "well shit.. alright.. someone HAS broken it all down pretty real & raw & thoroughly - I had no idea! Now.. Why arent we, like, following this sound advice, & acting in the spirit of these righteous words?! seems fairly cut & dry to me..!?!?" ----- Ya know what I mean? ;)

[Jake Struebing]

Does anybody know at what mark does the "ripple of hope" quote come in?

[Nuar Hegrat]

Its is at 26:50. :)

[curlys8up]

One of the best speeches, EVER. Timeless. Thanks for the post!

[Nuar Hegrat]

No problem at all. It is a pleasure, an honor, to be able to share these words w/ the world. Because I also share your sentiments, & his. ♥ 

[ThisIsMyAltAccount]

I... I am speechless. This is it. This has convinced me. Robert Francis Kennedy is the most pure, most meaningful, most potential-filled politician of all of history. I can only dream of the world that would have been had he not been taken from us before his work had been completed.

[majik2hanz]

Well, see the real rulers don't want that since, maximum wealth is made from - war, conflict, controversy and when the blood is in the streets - by the war merchants and the financiers of both sides in conflict / wars.

RFK RIP

Americans need to wake up to this and the 'tools' being used against them by these 'elites'.

[Jonathan W]

Robert Kennedy completed his work, he stood for the ineluctable human spirit, even when he knew what he was up against. His life serves as an example for all. That's more than can be said for anyone in politics today.

[matt barkus]

"subdued" is an awfully soft word for genocide, but at least he was going in the right direction

[golfdude2007]

Ths speech should be heard by the this Generation of youths and those that follow !

I was a kid of 12 yrs old...and now I am over 50...and I will have my grandkids hear this speech one day......and allow them to know what it means to be a diplomat and a person of character.

[Daniel Gillen]

Check this out: advancementofhumanitycharter20­12 Bobby says even one can make a difference so I gave it a go. :-)

[Jamberia]

u kno hes like a buddah right? ever hear of the timeless truth that a buddah speaks, well hes kindof like that

[Jamberia]

all great people are supposed to be ahead of their time, but also be present and applicable, in any time

[micromarkmosmsos]

Than your hounest citesen humanitarian wrights are of the upmost and we as public have a responsibility to our neighbours ,also along with all these things that have been mentioned we remember that the interesting time we live in have also too along with allits needs new and promissing ways that are revolutioning our understandings off the ways in which we move faward and a prommising youth movement in development and comunnication and tecnology with this there are prommising times ahead aswell

[micromarkmosmsos]

Is not it a fact that even as we see the revolutions in communication the world grow smaller in the time it takes for new revolutions in medicine's and discoveries is it not fact that even with advancement in broadcasting awareness amoungst the people even with all this cost of medicens are unreasonable that dentistry can be listed along with this that hospitals are either lacking in funding or over priced and out of reach to the poor . There with all this said law breckers have more rights than