“Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.”
— Джон Кеннеди
Kennedy's inaugural address contained perhaps the most famous call to civic duty in American history. It shifted the conversation from entitlement to responsibility, from receiving to giving.
When I stood on those steps in January 1961, I wanted to wake America up. We had become comfortable, complacent. I asked every citizen to stop waiting for someone else to fix things and to start acting. That challenge wasn't just for Americans - it's for anyone who has ever complained without contributing.