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“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” quoted by John F Kennedy on January 20th 1961 in his inauguration speech is one of the most popular United States President’s quotes. John F Kennedy uses this speech to persuade many Americans not to depend on their country but instead have something to offer.

John F Kennedy uses a second person view to directly connect with the audience by using, “Your and you”. The second point of view also lets the audience feel like it’s their responsibility and their country, not his. John F Kennedy uses other purposely included elements such as the word “fellow” in his speech to make the audience feel like their on the same level as him. He uses pauses to allow time for the audience to think about what he is saying, and also adds emphasis to the sentence.

John F Kennedy’s quote is very literal and straight forward. Reading the it lets us know that he does not support laziness, and looks for independents in people. This is also the main idea of the speech, to persuade Americans to not look for hand outs but to improve our country instead. To also know the responsibilities towards being apart of a country.

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