And when the youngest child alive today has grown to the cares of manhood, our position in the world will be determined first of all by what provisions we make today--for his education, his health, and his opportunities for a good home and a good job and a good life.
Kennedy highlights the long-term impact of today's decisions on future generations, particularly regarding education and opportunity.
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If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.
Today we still welcome those winds of change--and we have every reason to believe that our tide is running strong.
Through hot wars and cold, through recession and prosperity, through the ages of the atom and outer space, the American people have never faltered and their faith has never flagged.
But now the winds of change appear to be blowing more strongly than ever, in the world of communism as well as our own.