If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom. The two are inseparable partners in the great adventure of humanity.
Robert KennedyRead
Nothing is more false than the notion that the triumph of Communism is inevitable or that the Communists are steadily pushing the free world into a corner.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The belief that Communism will inevitably succeed is misguided; the free world is not being cornered by Communist forces.
Robert Kennedy's quote challenges the prevalent belief in the inevitability of the triumph of Communism. He emphasizes that this notion is fundamentally incorrect and reassures that the forces of freedom are not being driven into a corner by Communism, thus encouraging a more nuanced understanding of geopolitical dynamics rather than a deterministic viewpoint.
Themes
CommunismFreedomPoliticsInevitabilityGeopolitics
In practice
Example use cases
In a political debate discussing the future of global governance.
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