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"mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind"
ths was said by John F. kennedy as a speech to Un General Assembly
sept 25 1961
doesn ne one know y he said this on this day???????///
what was happening on sept 25 that would make him say this
i'm giving a speech on it toomorrow and I need help!

Here's the speech: http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/j092561.htm

Kennedy delivered it to the UN on the occasion of Dag Hammerskjold's death, but the Bay of Pigs invasion had occurred in April of '61, and in September, the world was dealing with the "Berlin Crisis" and the issues of nuclear disarmament.

It's a great speech -- check it out.