Ted Kennedy delivering the closing part of the eulogy at the funeral of his brother Bobby, using excerpts from Bobby's famous speech to the students of a South African university in 1966.
I am an Irish Catholic; more importantly, I am a fellow human being who loves to hear inspired speeches from Heaven. This is one of them. God Bless you for sharing.
I was 13 when RFK was assassinated- I'm 57 now. I'll never the night he was murdered. I'll never forget the eulogy. I'll never forget the funeral. Yes, he was an imperfect man, but he gave a damn. So few do nowadays...
I listen to this everyday, it keeps my feet firmly on the ground. it reminds me that im no better than anyone, and to be respectful to others, and treat others as i would have them treat me. This speech will last forever and will echo for eternity. RIP
"Those of us who loved him and who take him to his rest today, pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will some day come to pass for all the world" What a tribute to his brother.
Karen Catizone I listen to this often...This is one of the greatest speeches ever given, RFK in So. Africa. Being a Republican people may find it odd that I love RFK...but he speaks words that Dems and Republicans have forgotten. theses words are timeless and frankly that is a hard commodity to fi d in D.C. these days.
I listen to this speech every so often and I am reminded of what we can be. And dream that the division and the fear we have as Americans, will someday lessen and people of all parties and backgrounds can remember that we are all human. This speech provides hope during these difficult times.
Thank you for this. I am still crying after forty years! I campaigned for Bobby and got to meet him in Grand Rapids. When he died, part of me went with him. No one has inspired me like him since. But we must carry on his fight for justice and peace. Obama needs our help to carry on Bobby's and our causes.
I looked into his eyes in Penna--and thought--"do I hold on to protect him from the hugh croud or do I let him go to get votes!" I will die trying to make this a better world! RIP RFK--you will never be forgotten!
One of the most moving eulogies I've ever heard. I can imagine that at the end of this eulogy when his voice was breaking, most likely his heart was breaking as well. To lose not one brother, but 2 in such a short span of time, must've took its toll on him and his family. God bless Edward "Teddy" Kennedy. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and the Kennedy family. RIP
Ted Kennedy was a flawed man and many have hated him, but he suffered greatly. His two older brothers, his hero's, were murdered. Imagine soldiering on in a life of public service with constant fear, thinking "I'm next." That is a kind of bravery we haven't seen since nor are we likely to see in our lifetimes.
@@mikeodonovan9299 And we thank you during your plane crash and the murders of your brothers(I can hardly think of this life) and your record in the US senate. You made mistakes, who hasn't) but I miss you all very much--no one will every know!
Very moving words! Bobby, you will live in our hearts forever! It is a tragedy you were taken so early from us. If someone could provide world peace, it would be you. RIP.
For 13 years I have been coming back and re-watching this video. It is perhaps one of the most moving speeches ever given, about one of the most memorable people ever to live.
This may be the most moving speech I've ever heard. Nothing in life has inspired me more to strive for greatness or achieve more than this speech. I was only 3 when he was killed, but I feel like I owe it to him and the country to try to make his dreams a reality.
I have never been more proud to admit that there were tears in my eyes... Rest In Peace Robert Francis Kennedy, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. If both of you lived, the world would have been a much better place. Can you imagine the pain of Edward Kennedy, burrying not one, but two brothers... such a lonely feeling that I would never wish on anyone.
This eulogy is one of my favorite public ones of all time...I really liked Bobby Kennedy, and his brothers John and Ted were also politicians that were truly for the people in its purest sense...All 3 are greatly missed by me, and my prayers go out to their surviving family & friends...God bless them to the fullest..
+Tommy Cahill Do not know about his grandson...Hopefully, his grandson picked up on some of the character traits of his granddad, Robert Kennedy..
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I'd recommend watching some speeches of his grandson, Joseph P. Kennedy III, who is congressman from Boston. Especially recent speeches on healthcare are pretty good. He'd run for Warren's Senate seat in 2016 if she had been chosen as Hillary's running mate. So: it will happen and I am looking forward to it.
I can't help thinking that the world might have been a better place had Bobby become president. Over 42 years have passed since he was taken from us. The emotion is still as strong and I still get emotional each time I hear this eulogy or think about what might have been. If only more of our leaders would take his example.
One of the best speeches ever delivered! Makes me proud that men like that helped shape our country. Having small doses of such touching words in my life, gives me hope that one day we will see someone like that in office once again. Thanks PaddyIrishMan2.
This is one of the most moving things I've ever heard, and one of the main reasons that I'm devoting my life to public service. The dream shall never die, indeed.
I remember this so well. I still choke up when I hear this. Anyone who hates Sen. Kennedy should listen to this and let the message sink in. He had just lost another brother and you can feel the pain. God bless John, Bobby, and Ted.
I cannot think of anyone alive today who would be qualified to write Ted Kennedys eulogy. We are so lucky that Ted Kennedy wrote his own eulogy when he wrote the one for Bobby. A timeless speech as true today as it was then. John and Bobby lit the candle and Teddy never let the light go out.
I was a teenager when these brothers where taken from us. I felt like my brothers had died. They live in my heart because they were our hope and our leaders!
Bobby was just so inspirational! Great speech bobby! Ted repeated it well too! He said it so powerfully, the shake in his voice was really effective. RIP to RFK and EMK and of course JFK and eunice shriver and all the other dead siblings.
From a non-American, it is so sad to see what has become of America, instead of what it was and could have been... America went from being the leading light of freedom, justice and opportunity - to a warmongering policestate living in fear.
+Dreez76 As an American, I can say that we are not a police state living in fear. We are a country that would rather acquire things cheaply, as opposed to acquiring things honestly. The idea of America is one that all humans have at any point in history strived for. Unfortunately, the New World Society that RFK spoke about which consisted of humanity truly caring for one another is an phenomenon that we will not see in our lifetime. He is correct, however, in the belief that one man can send a ripple of hope through the tides of time and give hope to all mankind. I believe at some point in our history as human beings we will learn to treat each other as we wish to be treated.
We are a country living in fear. All the hate proves this. I am a proud citizen of the United States and what keeps me going and full of hope, is what we one day could be, and deep down when all the hate and fear disappears, I know, will be.
The price we're paying for the 9/11 inside job No piety for this country. What? Building 7 just happened to have been wired for demolition on a workday, Tuesday, 9/11/2001? Martin Luther King, Jr. was in error: We as a people will NOT get to the Promised Land. When there is corruption, some gifts to U.S. culture and how the world sees the U.S. are IMPOSSIBLE to receive.Still, avoid the doom that comes with lacking piety.
I have heard the last minute and a half of this many this many times and have always been moved by it. Hearing the whole eulogy makes me wish he could be resureccted in these deeply troubled times.
R.I.P Senator Kennedy. Thanks for your great service to your country. Thanks for picking up the torch left by your fallen brothers and give hope and strength to millions, not only in America but all around the world. You've survived throughout tragedies to become the greatest Senator the USA has had. Thanks for being such a great inspiration. May you rest in peace and may the dream live on.
I've been watching/listening to this on youtube ever since Teddy Kennedy passed away. That last moment when Teddy switches from his brother's famous speech to his own closing remarks gets me every f-in' time. (As for the background music: Is it too much? Maybe. Does add a touch of melodrama? Probably. Does it work? For me, absolutely.)
Rest in peace, dear Bobby. Our humanitarian, a man who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw war and tried to stop it, saw suffering and tried to heal it. How you are missed, a person who comes along once in a lifetime. I still cry.
This is one of the most eloquent speeches that I have ever heard. Papa Joe gave rise to three of the most forward thinking men that this world has ever seen. My prayers are with the Kennedy family in this time of need and strength that they have too often have had to endure.
While listening to Ted's voice breaking, towards the end of this eulogy, my heart just broke for him. The eulogy he gave for Jackie Kennedy was very touching as well. No matter what else is said about him, this man had a way of reaching out to us, as a nation, & in doing so, let us see the real man underneath all the bluster.... We will be praying for you Teddy.
This is such a beautiful tribute, it made me cry. You did a wonderful job. As Adlai Stevenson said about Jack, "I will mourn his death till the day of my own". That is true for me about JFK & RFK. I will never get over it.
I can't even wrap my mind around the thought of how much different, how much better this Country, and really this World, would have been had this man lived.
Forty years have passed and every time I head this it moves me beyond words, America still love's the Kennedy's and how we all continue to look forward and hope for the best for all us. America will always Honor The Kennedy's. God bless you Ted America and the World wish you God Speed in your recovery.
Teddy, thanks for always being there. You were the rock of your family, and a reminder to us of a time when we dared to dream. Go be with your family in heaven, it is time for us to pick up the torch and carry the light of liberty for all to have. You and your family gave so much and paid so dear for the ideals of service and freedom. R.I.P. my friend.
RIP. Murdered 54 years ago today 😞 We sure could use someone like him today.!! Sadly, some things never seem to change. A speech that stands the test of time!! ✌️❤️
His son is running for president, you know it? He's the man for these times... internet is his brand. Kennedy 24🍀💗🍀 all the way to the White House! May he fulfill the promises of his father that were cruelly interrupted.
Listening to Ted's voice wobble slightly towards the end gives me great pause to respect the strength it must have taken to deliver that eulogy and to endure the pain of losing three older brothers by violent means. Rest in Peace, Bobby Kennedy. Thanks for posting this, Paddy. "For as often as I speak of him, I do earnestly remember him still; therefore My heart yearneth for him, I will surely have compassion upon him, saith the Lord." Jeremiah 31
The most haunting, powerful words I've ever heard, and probably so of this video as well. If not any other quote in my whole life, I would be most honoured to lead a life that follows the principles of this great american, and that it be said of me: "Some men see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were, and say why not?"
Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change. And I believe that in this generation those with the courage to enter the moral conflict will find themselves with companions in every corner of the globe.
A true legend, larger than life. Today is the end of an era and the world will never be the same now that the Kennedy Dynasty is finally over. RIP Teddy
i have been listening to this for a few years now , am amazed still each time i hear it, can politicain be honest , i find the honesty in this speech, i feel the words in this speech can trancend in all natiionalites and walks of life, it is truely a work of wonder, sadly deilieverd like most of the best ideals of humanity it comes at a time of loss and saddness .
The power of words is breath taking. A moment in history captured for all future generations to benefit from. While the music is a little distracting, the delivery of this speech by Ted Kennedy is as masterful as it is meaningful. Take a moment and look back in time and consider how far we as a species has come. Think of the wonderful future we can make. Break away from "The Donald"... from the low level banter of politicians... from the lies and deceit of power-mad messiahs and listen to words filled with hope for a shared vision of our futur
I was played this by my professor at an end of term lecture the other day. The sheer number of my fellow students in that class who had tears in their eyes, or who simply looked pensive, thoughtful, and on the edge of their seats, is testimony to how great this speech is. It saddens me that 1) this man never became President; and 2) that the "enormous array of the world's ills" that he speaks of here are still so present and even more prominent than ever before.
"The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of new ideas and bold projects. Rather it will belong to those who can blend vision, reason and courage in a personal commitment to the ideals and great enterprises of American Society." so true.
This surely one of a kind! Though I wasnt alive when he was here I feel like I knew him. why cant we have someone like this now. Makes me miss him even more
Heh... I came here... trying to find inspiration for a eulogy I myself will be delivering.. and now I'm in tears... what beautiful words. I will leave these untouched... I could never... this speech should never be forgotten.
"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a ripple of hope...and those ripples create a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."-Teddy Kennedy
You are still inspiring people to this day. Through no action of my own, I was born in a great country and into a great family. I really have been given endless opportunities. Your laying that guilt at my feet is very inspiring and very appropriate. Please rest in peace with your brothers.
Three months ago, I posted that I needed to hear this today. As I type this, the date is November 22, 2016. 53 years ago today, Robert Kennedy's brother John Kennedy - our President - was assassinated. As I type this, it's now also been two weeks since the end of a bitter & dividing election. And Donald Trump has been elected President. With all of that, I needed to hear this now more than ever. After the joke of an election we just went through, I hope that from it, better candidates & better people come forward to work in a life of public service. I hope that better candidates & better people see that our Country deserves better than what we just went through with this election & they decide to enter into a life of Public Service for the right reasons, not for the power that comes with whatever office they are elected to. People that get into a life of Public Service that not only know these words, but live by them & put them into action. I'm clinging to hope that this is the case. I'm clinging to hope that what we all just went through with this horrid election will spark something in younger people out there & that in the next few years, we see them start to emerge throughout our Country, running for Office & winning. God I hope this is the case. It has to be. It has to.
Karen Catizone The problem with that is election begets election...a life in Public Service need not be 40 years...sometimes it only need to be 6 or 12 years...humility is a lost art..
These words have an extrodinary to cross the bounderies of culture and race, they speak as though they are filling the hearts to all that hear. It's a timeless piece, one that the world of next generations will find applicable then as it is now!
I was thinking the same thing when the bill passed. it's amazing that in 2010, 40+ years after these words were first spoken, they still hold true for our country today. too many in this country have lost sight of whats important. we need more Ted Kennedy's in this country, instead of the fear mongering politicians we have today. I fear for our nation, we have lost so much ground to the rest of the world. and only common sense in people will help us regain our greatness, sadly we have lost that.
The contradiction I live in: when I get depressed I listen to this. It gives me solace, a reminder from the past written by an icon. A man who was mislead by corruption, but then saw through the darkness and deception and bettered himself for mankind. Sad thing what happened to him when he finally saw the light... roberts words will forever give me hope, here delivered by his brother, also a good man in many ways. At times like these we need hope and guidance. We just need to listen and learn, but some of us will have to act. The ones who act often face the ultimate consequences, but their sacrifice will be remember.. their work revered and written down in the books of history. For Robert Kennedy, a fallen brother... a warrior who faced some of the wrongs of this world and payed the final price. May you rest in peace. A state you championed and what we need now
It seems to me that I could hear that eulogy a thousand times and find it as moving and inspiring the 1000th time I heard it as I did the first time I heard it. Wonderful stuff.
malfada22 ? I can only imagine how it affected yourself,Im a 28 year old Scotsman and i feel i missed something special in him.May god bless Him and his Brother and all the Kennedy's that passed on. May the Truth Come out. RIP
I wish my generation cared about and listened to these words.
Ethan M. I agree
6 years ago
At the end of the speech you can hear Ted Kennedy's voice beginning to shake... so sad. RIP Bobby Kennedy, you were a great man.
Yes that was his LAST BROTHER AND NOW BEAR THE responsibility for the babies left behind
I am an Irish Catholic; more importantly, I am a fellow human being who loves to hear inspired speeches from Heaven. This is one of them. God Bless you for sharing.
Amen. I listened to this four times today. I still miss him. I always think, if only he’d become President, the world would be a better place now. 😢
I was 13 when RFK was assassinated- I'm 57 now.
I'll never the night he was murdered.
I'll never forget the eulogy.
I'll never forget the funeral.
Yes, he was an imperfect man, but he gave a damn.
So few do nowadays...
I listen to this everyday, it keeps my feet firmly on the ground. it reminds me that im no better than anyone, and to be respectful to others, and treat others as i would have them treat me. This speech will last forever and will echo for eternity. RIP
I am back for my weekly visit, these words lighten my heart.
Paul Plume wow my thought exactly
mattyk19751 peace be with you
and with you my friend
"Those of us who loved him and who take him to his rest today, pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will some day come to pass for all the world"
What a tribute to his brother.
I think that might be one of the best and most moving things ever said in the English language.
Very well said..
I needed to hear this today. This speech is as relevant today as it was when it was originally spoken.
Karen Catizone I listen to this often...This is one of the greatest speeches ever given, RFK in So. Africa. Being a Republican people may find it odd that I love RFK...but he speaks words that Dems and Republicans have forgotten. theses words are timeless and frankly that is a hard commodity to fi d in D.C. these days.
I listen to this speech every so often and I am reminded of what we can be. And dream that the division and the fear we have as Americans, will someday lessen and people of all parties and backgrounds can remember that we are all human. This speech provides hope during these difficult times.
Especially in the time of Donald Trump
how on Earth did 24 people dislike this? I watch this video at least once a week. It steels me in times of weakness.
Thank you for this. I am still crying after forty years! I campaigned for Bobby and got to meet him in Grand Rapids. When he died, part of me went with him. No one has inspired me like him since. But we must carry on his fight for justice and peace. Obama needs our help to carry on Bobby's and our
causes.
I looked into his eyes in Penna--and thought--"do I hold on to protect him from the hugh croud or do I let him go to get votes!" I will die trying to make this a better world! RIP RFK--you will never be forgotten!
One of the most moving eulogies I've ever heard.
I can imagine that at the end of this eulogy when his voice was breaking, most likely his heart was breaking as well. To lose not one brother, but 2 in such a short span of time, must've took its toll on him and his family.
God bless Edward "Teddy" Kennedy. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and the Kennedy family.
RIP
Ted Kennedy was a flawed man and many have hated him, but he suffered greatly. His two older brothers, his hero's, were murdered. Imagine soldiering on in a life of public service with constant fear, thinking "I'm next." That is a kind of bravery we haven't seen since nor are we likely to see in our lifetimes.
the only real threat to teddy was teddy
@@scottaznavourian4568 Chapaquidick. We will never know what really happened.
lol, doesnt justify his acts but whatevs.
@@scottaznavourian4568 Thank you Senator Ted Kennedy--you carried on even with so much sadness. How did you do it?
@@mikeodonovan9299 And we thank you during your plane crash and the murders of your brothers(I can hardly think of this life) and your record in the US senate. You made mistakes, who hasn't) but I miss you all very much--no one will every know!
Very moving words! Bobby, you will live in our hearts forever! It is a tragedy you were taken so early from us. If someone could provide world peace, it would be you. RIP.
Agreed!
For this I have hope regardless!
P E A C E
For 13 years I have been coming back and re-watching this video. It is perhaps one of the most moving speeches ever given, about one of the most memorable people ever to live.
This may be the most moving speech I've ever heard. Nothing in life has inspired me more to strive for greatness or achieve more than this speech. I was only 3 when he was killed, but I feel like I owe it to him and the country to try to make his dreams a reality.
The greatest eulogy ever written,moves me to tears every time I hear it.
50 years on and still dreaming of things that never were. I may be an athiest, but god rest rfk's soul😢
It's men like THESE that can change the world...
always makes me cry, and yes, i am crying right now,
I have never been more proud to admit that there were tears in my eyes... Rest In Peace Robert Francis Kennedy, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. If both of you lived, the world would have been a much better place. Can you imagine the pain of Edward Kennedy, burrying not one, but two brothers... such a lonely feeling that I would never wish on anyone.
This eulogy is one of my favorite public ones of all time...I really liked Bobby Kennedy, and his brothers John and Ted were also politicians that were truly for the people in its purest sense...All 3 are greatly missed by me, and my prayers go out to their surviving family & friends...God bless them to the fullest..
+Tommy Cahill Do not know about his grandson...Hopefully, his grandson picked up on some of the character traits of his granddad, Robert Kennedy..
I'd recommend watching some speeches of his grandson, Joseph P. Kennedy III, who is congressman from Boston. Especially recent speeches on healthcare are pretty good. He'd run for Warren's Senate seat in 2016 if she had been chosen as Hillary's running mate. So: it will happen and I am looking forward to it.
I can't help thinking that the world might have been a better place had Bobby become president. Over 42 years have passed since he was taken from us. The emotion is still as strong and I still get emotional each time I hear this eulogy or think about what might have been. If only more of our leaders would take his example.
Weenson Oo agree with you
A true legend, larger than life. He showed such courage on that difficult day and it was a courage that he showed during the rest of his life.
Who could possibly dislike this?
Right wing Republican.... :-(
@@ratso69ful81 you mean GQP ers!!!!!!!!!
One of the best speeches ever delivered! Makes me proud that men like that helped shape our country. Having small doses of such touching words in my life, gives me hope that one day we will see someone like that in office once again. Thanks PaddyIrishMan2.
Everyone who hears this speech owes it to the world to share it. SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE EVERYWHERE.
This is one of the most moving things I've ever heard, and one of the main reasons that I'm devoting my life to public service. The dream shall never die, indeed.
I remember this so well. I still choke up when I hear this. Anyone who hates Sen. Kennedy should listen to this and let the message sink in. He had just lost another brother and you can feel the pain. God bless John, Bobby, and Ted.
I cannot think of anyone alive today who would be qualified to write Ted Kennedys eulogy. We are so lucky that Ted Kennedy wrote his own eulogy when he wrote the one for Bobby. A timeless speech as true today as it was then. John and Bobby lit the candle and Teddy never let the light go out.
Wonderful speech. The world needs someone like this more than ever now, before we slip down a slope that we can't climb back from.
I have never been more moved by the words of a single man
I was a teenager when these brothers where taken from us. I felt like my brothers had died. They live in my heart because they were our hope and our leaders!
Bobby was just so inspirational! Great speech bobby! Ted repeated it well too! He said it so powerfully, the shake in his voice was really effective.
RIP to RFK and EMK and of course JFK and eunice shriver and all the other dead siblings.
From a non-American, it is so sad to see what has become of America, instead of what it was and could have been...
America went from being the leading light of freedom, justice and opportunity - to a warmongering policestate living in fear.
+Dreez76 As an American, I can say that we are not a police state living in fear. We are a country that would rather acquire things cheaply, as opposed to acquiring things honestly. The idea of America is one that all humans have at any point in history strived for. Unfortunately, the New World Society that RFK spoke about which consisted of humanity truly caring for one another is an phenomenon that we will not see in our lifetime. He is correct, however, in the belief that one man can send a ripple of hope through the tides of time and give hope to all mankind. I believe at some point in our history as human beings we will learn to treat each other as we wish to be treated.
We are a country living in fear. All the hate proves this. I am a proud citizen of the United States and what keeps me going and full of hope, is what we one day could be, and deep down when all the hate and fear disappears, I know, will be.
There is still hope. My generation will redeem the USA.
The price we're paying for the 9/11 inside job
No piety for this country.
What?
Building 7 just happened to have been wired for demolition on a workday, Tuesday, 9/11/2001?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was in error: We as a people will NOT get to the Promised Land.
When there is corruption, some gifts to U.S. culture and how the world sees the U.S. are IMPOSSIBLE to receive.Still, avoid the doom that comes with lacking piety.
I have heard the last minute and a half of this many this many times and have always been moved by it. Hearing the whole eulogy makes me wish he could be resureccted in these deeply troubled times.
R.I.P Senator Kennedy. Thanks for your great service to your country. Thanks for picking up the torch left by your fallen brothers and give hope and strength to millions, not only in America but all around the world. You've survived throughout tragedies to become the greatest Senator the USA has had. Thanks for being such a great inspiration.
May you rest in peace and may the dream live on.
Beautiful and inspiring. We could do with a Bobby Kennedy in this day and age. Ted gave a beatutiful eulogy to his brother.
truly inspiring words
"he saw wrong,and tried to right it,
saw suffering and tried to heal it,
saw war,and tried to stop it"
I've been watching/listening to this on youtube ever since Teddy Kennedy passed away. That last moment when Teddy switches from his brother's famous speech to his own closing remarks gets me every f-in' time. (As for the background music: Is it too much? Maybe. Does add a touch of melodrama? Probably. Does it work? For me, absolutely.)
Anyone still listening in 2019 the profoundness of this speech...
you can help spread his wisdom by posting this video on Facebook and other places,
Rest in peace, dear Bobby. Our humanitarian, a man who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw war and tried to stop it, saw suffering and tried to heal it. How you are missed, a person who comes along once in a lifetime. I still cry.
Amazing speech,So powerful,Yet so touching.
Men that changed the world in so little time.
May they rest in peace Amen.
This is one of the most eloquent speeches that I have ever heard. Papa Joe gave rise to three of the most forward thinking men that this world has ever seen. My prayers are with the Kennedy family in this time of need and strength that they have too often have had to endure.
This is the best eulogy I have ever heard. WhenI think of Teddy Kennedy I think of this speech. RIP Teddy
While listening to Ted's voice breaking, towards the end of this eulogy, my heart just broke for him. The eulogy he gave for Jackie Kennedy was very touching as well. No matter what else is said about him, this man had a way of reaching out to us, as a nation, & in doing so, let us see the real man underneath all the bluster....
We will be praying for you Teddy.
This is such a beautiful tribute, it made me cry. You did a wonderful job. As Adlai Stevenson said about Jack, "I will mourn his death till the day of my own". That is true for me about JFK & RFK. I will never get over it.
I can't even wrap my mind around the thought of how much different, how much better this Country, and really this World, would have been had this man lived.
I had my children listen to this eulogy when I first found it on you tube. I am so glad this was posted.
Forty years have passed and every time I head this it moves me beyond words, America still love's the Kennedy's and how we all continue to look forward and hope for the best for all us. America will always Honor The Kennedy's. God bless you Ted America and the World wish you God Speed in your recovery.
This video made me cry.
Teddy, thanks for always being there. You were the rock of your family, and a reminder to us of a time when we dared to dream. Go be with your family in heaven, it is time for us to pick up the torch and carry the light of liberty for all to have. You and your family gave so much and paid so dear for the ideals of service and freedom. R.I.P. my friend.
RIP. Murdered 54 years ago today 😞 We sure could use someone like him today.!! Sadly, some things never seem to change. A speech that stands the test of time!! ✌️❤️
His son is running for president, you know it?
He's the man for these times... internet is his brand.
Kennedy 24🍀💗🍀 all the way to the White House! May he fulfill the promises of his father that were cruelly interrupted.
A very touching and moving eulogy... for a great man.
Listening to Ted's voice wobble slightly towards the end gives me great pause to respect the strength it must have taken to deliver that eulogy and to endure the pain of losing three older brothers by violent means.
Rest in Peace, Bobby Kennedy.
Thanks for posting this, Paddy.
"For as often as I speak of him, I do earnestly remember him still; therefore My heart yearneth for him, I will surely have compassion upon him, saith the Lord."
Jeremiah 31
The most haunting, powerful words I've ever heard, and probably so of this video as well. If not any other quote in my whole life, I would be most honoured to lead a life that follows the principles of this great american, and that it be said of me:
"Some men see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were, and say why not?"
amazing....probably one of the greatest speeches of all time.
How absolutely eloquent and beautiful. The music is hauntingly beautiful.These words should be motivation for us all.
Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change. And I believe that in this generation those with the courage to enter the moral conflict will find themselves with companions in every corner of the globe.
A true legend, larger than life. Today is the end of an era and the world will never be the same now that the Kennedy Dynasty is finally over. RIP Teddy
powerful...very powerful speech!
i have been listening to this for a few years now , am amazed still each time i hear it, can politicain be honest , i find the honesty in this speech, i feel the words in this speech can trancend in all natiionalites and walks of life, it is truely a work of wonder, sadly deilieverd like most of the best ideals of humanity it comes at a time of loss and saddness .
The power of words is breath taking. A moment in history captured for all future generations to benefit from. While the music is a little distracting, the delivery of this speech by Ted Kennedy is as masterful as it is meaningful. Take a moment and look back in time and consider how far we as a species has come. Think of the wonderful future we can make. Break away from "The Donald"... from the low level banter of politicians... from the lies and deceit of power-mad messiahs and listen to words filled with hope for a shared vision of our futur
I was played this by my professor at an end of term lecture the other day. The sheer number of my fellow students in that class who had tears in their eyes, or who simply looked pensive, thoughtful, and on the edge of their seats, is testimony to how great this speech is. It saddens me that 1) this man never became President; and 2) that the "enormous array of the world's ills" that he speaks of here are still so present and even more prominent than ever before.
The music in the background is really soothing and nice, too.
"The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of new ideas and bold projects. Rather it will belong to those who can blend vision, reason and courage in a personal commitment to the ideals and great enterprises of American Society."
so true.
I literally listen to this everyday. Its so good it always motivates me to keep doing good and especially the last sentence i just love it.
So haunting. I am crying uncontrollably. Such intense memories. Like it was yesterday.
When Ted's voice starts to break near the end, especially at 6:24...that always gets ms teary eyed.
This surely one of a kind! Though I wasnt alive when he was here I feel like I knew him. why cant we have someone like this now. Makes me miss him even more
The end when Teddy's voice is breaking with emotion is so moving. This past of the eulogy is such a part of our history.
Heh... I came here... trying to find inspiration for a eulogy I myself will be delivering.. and now I'm in tears... what beautiful words. I will leave these untouched... I could never... this speech should never be forgotten.
"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a ripple of hope...and those ripples create a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."-Teddy Kennedy
You are still inspiring people to this day. Through no action of my own, I was born in a great country and into a great family. I really have been given endless opportunities. Your laying that guilt at my feet is very inspiring and very appropriate.
Please rest in peace with your brothers.
Thank you very much for making this video
Probably one of the most inspiring speeches of all time.
Just beautiful.
i listen to this almost once a week, which is odd i know, but i'm moved everytime....
Three months ago, I posted that I needed to hear this today.
As I type this, the date is November 22, 2016. 53 years ago today, Robert Kennedy's brother John Kennedy - our President - was assassinated.
As I type this, it's now also been two weeks since the end of a bitter & dividing election. And Donald Trump has been elected President.
With all of that, I needed to hear this now more than ever.
After the joke of an election we just went through, I hope that from it, better candidates & better people come forward to work in a life of public service. I hope that better candidates & better people see that our Country deserves better than what we just went through with this election & they decide to enter into a life of Public Service for the right reasons, not for the power that comes with whatever office they are elected to. People that get into a life of Public Service that not only know these words, but live by them & put them into action.
I'm clinging to hope that this is the case. I'm clinging to hope that what we all just went through with this horrid election will spark something in younger people out there & that in the next few years, we see them start to emerge throughout our Country, running for Office & winning.
God I hope this is the case. It has to be. It has to.
Karen Catizone The problem with that is election begets election...a life in Public Service need not be 40 years...sometimes it only need to be 6 or 12 years...humility is a lost art..
Well I listened...and boy do we NEED more people like John and Robert...go bless us.
There will never be another Bobby K and that is very sad
These words have an extrodinary to cross the bounderies of culture and race, they speak as though they are filling the hearts to all that hear. It's a timeless piece, one that the world of next generations will find applicable then as it is now!
We should think of these words when we look at our actions on immigration and how we treat all our brothers ans sisters.
Sharon Saez When we think off immigration, healthcare, minimum wage, affordable housing, war....
I do the same thing! So sad but beautifully said. RIP to all the Kennedy brothers
Wish you could remove the numbing synthesizer soundtrack. Teddy's eulogy speaks loudly and powerfully on its own.
It's on youtube if you look.
I was thinking the same thing when the bill passed. it's amazing that in 2010, 40+ years after these words were first spoken, they still hold true for our country today. too many in this country have lost sight of whats important. we need more Ted Kennedy's in this country, instead of the fear mongering politicians we have today. I fear for our nation, we have lost so much ground to the rest of the world. and only common sense in people will help us regain our greatness, sadly we have lost that.
I think all 663K+ views may be mine.
heh. i was just thinking that same thought before i scrolled down to the comments.
These words are so perfectly true. Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not completely beyond our control.
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School in Compton California.
+Seth Doran America had some great civil rights leaders in the 60's
I am moved everytime I hear it. I can only imagine how it may have turned out for all of us
Is there Another Eulogy that can Compare with This...???
The contradiction I live in:
when I get depressed I listen to this. It gives me solace, a reminder from the past written by an icon. A man who was mislead by corruption, but then saw through the darkness and deception and bettered himself for mankind. Sad thing what happened to him when he finally saw the light... roberts words will forever give me hope, here delivered by his brother, also a good man in many ways.
At times like these we need hope and guidance. We just need to listen and learn, but some of us will have to act. The ones who act often face the ultimate consequences, but their sacrifice will be remember.. their work revered and written down in the books of history.
For Robert Kennedy, a fallen brother... a warrior who faced some of the wrongs of this world and payed the final price.
May you rest in peace.
A state you championed
and what we need now
keep Bobby's legacy alive....VOTE BERNIE SANDERS this November...thank you
This is the Best Speech i have ever heard.
Im only young,But these 2 men touch me in a way i cant Describe.
R.I.P
moral courage over great strength :)
It seems to me that I could hear that eulogy a thousand times and find it as moving and inspiring the 1000th time I heard it as I did the first time I heard it. Wonderful stuff.
Kennedy's American Roylaity
This tears me up each time I listen to it....
What is the name of this song?
Red Glowing Dust from the soundtrack to Eve Online
malfada22 ?
I can only imagine how it affected yourself,Im a 28 year old Scotsman and i feel i missed something special in him.May god bless Him and his Brother and all the Kennedy's that passed on.
May the Truth Come out.
RIP