Mindless Menace of Violence (by Robert F. Kennedy) FULL

[@edwardgozdowski834]

I had the privilege of being in the audience for this speech, the morning after Martin Luther King was murdered. As many have said below, it is so very sad that his words ring true half a century later. God rest his soul.

[@Unknown-th8hx]

Prove it

[@carterbenton9409]

@@Unknown-th8hx I think the fact alone that the kkk is still around is proof enough

[@teresajohansen2589]

My parents helped JFK when we lived in Independence Iowa they were invited to his Inaugural Ball in DC that’s why I took my last name back after divorcing & changed my last name to Teresa Johansen

[@aaronanderson9511]

pay attention, citizens. this is what a REAL President sounds like...

[@scottwilliam3470]

Aaron Anderson fuck donald trump

[@russellsteventon8069]

If only he had been President. What a wonderful world we could have had.

[@lancecorporalgrammarknight1096]

SHUT

[@wyomed]

ong man bad ornge man bad!!!!

[@anthonyflottmeyer6042]

yes indeed

[@WittyDroog]

"And yet it goes on, and on, and on" Half a century later, it's still going on.

[@MARSBELLA1]

Be the inspiration - you wont be alone.

[@termeownator]

*Harlf* a century

[@MARSBELLA1]

They lied about the Kennedys

[@pewterngold]

I pray that someone from these younger generations hear this speech and are inspired to take the reins of leadership to set America back on a better path.

[@fredpane6602]

I have started to learn more and educate my self on Robert Kennedy. It is amazing how visionary he and his brother were with the reality of humanity. There have been no political candidates that I can think of since their time, that has touched this country. Their words resonate today.

[@cryptidian3530]

This speech should be played in every American school once a week on the loud speaker.

[@_cloudiiskxy_158]

I agree.

[@wazz1154]

+IFaceYourPalm here, here!!! and not just the USA.This speech speaks to the world

[@requix11]

Ignorant kids Will turn to bullying and violence and that may be helped by wisdom such as RFK.

[@arthurfallowfield6133]

Why only America?

[@hategreed1]

It is needed even more in every American LIVING ROOM once a week.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Still one of the greatest political speeches I've ever heard. "Ever written" would be an overstatement, which is why I wrote "heard"... because RFK's "performance" made it stellar. That voice.

[@wazz1154]

What a great man, probably a greater President than his brother, if he had lived. The world is in desperate need of great men like this now

[@jamesbanks8206]

Politics has become so corrupt a Man or Women of character and charity would be eaten alive these days.

[@bobbyolson8962]

i am 38 now... 250 iq..Eeinstein...170 iq... this government i have lived my whole life in...is corrupt..money hungry bull shit...i am supposed to join as a miltary scientist..i will probaly leave and join Britain or some other country like Germany or Russia....

[@kaisersoze508]

Bobby Olson ok buddy

[@kode.7637]

WE can be like him

[@pascharay]

4q

[@temporarystranger95]

God lent us this man for a brief time, to share with us divine thoughts and values, and then He took him back from us far too soon before we had a chance to truly heed his words.

[@relievedbigfoot4640]

My God do we need him now. As I’m writing this Minneapolis is burning and we’re in perhaps the tumultuous year in our history since the year where he gave this speech. But we don’t have Bobby this time, and that’s concerning. May he RIP and watch over us.

[@zacharykieler]

Only RFK could make a speech 52 years ago and it still be extremely relevant today in May/June of 2020.

[@josephel4292]

This man seemed to genuinely care about the world around him.

[@RustinChole]

He did.

[@samswoman2009]

He did. Right after he was shot, he asked if everybody else was ok.

[@peterpfotzer2544]

What a man

[@MARSBELLA1]

he knew they would kill him thats pretty brave

[@jgr1313]

There is not a single politician today who has the humility, insight and integrity of Bobby Kennedy. How sad it is when one considers the calibre of today's "leaders".

[@Bruce-1956]

+John Ruicci agree, there are no 'leaders' anywhere who have the authority of a Ghandi, King, Kennedy or Mandela

[@NJtoTX]

And in only a few months, it's gotten worse.

[@brandondomingue2453]

I have studied and talked about this till I was blue in the face, I can't stand to see people continue to act with so much violence and to constantly ignore the past and learn from it.

[@erauprcwa]

I come back to this speech all the time. Even half a century later, it still rings true.

[@daphnethurlow7312]

My favourite speech of his. So many years later we are still in the same place, how sad.

[@RustinChole]

In a worse place. Imagine if he had won. No Vietnam. No Nixon or Watergate, it would’ve changed the course of the country. I feel like with Bobby, also died the end of representative democracy.

[@joshuaherpolsheimer4699]

@@RustinChole jesse ventura is right, we have no democracy at all period....kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIq4m2mQjJ5neZI

[@rigillespie6813]

Yes, this speech should be listened to by all of us who can hear.

[@kaitibobaitiii]

he inspires me everyday. he might not have succeeded by his own personal goals, but he has succeeded in leaving a legacy that will continue to affect future generations. i love everything about RFK, may he rest in peace.

[@rare6499]

Im back again to listen to these words. Truly a great speech, one of the finest given in modern times. No modern politician could give a speech like this. More than ever people need to understand the mindless menace of violence, and the corrosive nature it is having on societies around the world.

[@paharamia2009]

We need a Bobby Kennedy NOW more then ever. Very relevant today with all the hatred now being eschewed by our leadership!

[@metallicadoit4me]

Makes me cry. Beat speech I ever heard. I love him

[@anaperlaaureoles]

I meet him and I call him my "Bobby " friend.for the.day. I will always love and miss him.

[@paulinegarcia888]

Yeah he was great. Ashame what happened to him. He left us far too soon.

[@artlover4668]

I know a lot of people probably react and think "oh, another idealistic, unrealistic, person spouting his thoughts"....he was and still is my hero!

[@valerienaejohnson8255]

Jonathan Mueller l wanted to take off from high school and follow his funeral train to it's destination. l love him more and more as l grow older. His compassion was timeless. Valerie Johnson

[@johnkelley5626]

I still can't watch the funeral train without breaking down.

[@Alijes13]

I'm 27 years old, I'm mexican... He is my anchor. The person who makes me bealive in people. Today, 50 years ago... :'(

[@sherriecaskie3111]

Jonathan Mueller He was and is my hero as well!

[@arthurfallowfield6133]

Mine too.

[@jgrisso07]

We need more Bobby and a hell of a lot less Trump.

[@WittyDroog]

At the rate we keep revisiting this speech in light of current events, we might as well make it mandatory teaching in all schools.

[@siddharthmanumusic]

This speech is eternal in its compassion and wisdom.

[@RustinChole]

God this hits hard after Orlando. God bless that guy Bobby Kennedy.

[@kode.7637]

Patrick Chole he dead

[@zacharykieler]

After the mass Shooting in Orlando my thoughts and prayers are with the families. This speech rings true today.

[@steveapplebaugh2200]

Sad, right…. it applies now, just as it did then….

[@1950BobbyF]

What an incredibly moving speech. Sad, that it is still so timely, still now in 2014.

[@RustinChole]

And in 2019.

[@billrusso8250]

This is an amazing speech. It is filled with a sense of purpose, intellect and righteousness that is rarely seen today.

[@roderickmcpherson3268]

Perhaps the greatest speech ever written.

[@jolynnpuente347]

I shook R.F.K.’s hand once.

[@deneece4946]

What a memorable, meaningful speech. We need someone like him today!

[@MsOregonvoter]

Bobby Kennedy is the GREATEST LEADER in my lifetime. I cry when I think of what could have been if he had lived. He was my HERO. He was our only hope. He would have been the greatest president of all time.

[@jasonjaxxson]

I cried when I heard this, thinking of today's world and realizing how little we have come as a people.......

[@syncopowerstations]

This is a man whose sense was deep, because he had depth to draw from a deep well. Though he wasn't perfect, he seemed to have gotten this much: Do unto others as ye would have them do unto you.

[@judmudd7641]

Like start the Vietnam War?

[@syncopowerstations]

Hey Jud, when do you think the trouble in Vietnam started? Do you really think it was the Kennedy's?

[@judmudd7641]

The Vietnam war was initiated by Kennedy, yes.

[@syncopowerstations]

What about the French?

[@metallicadoit4me]

Love It. Love everything about Robert.

[@bonjourvoustous]

Timeless relevance. A big THANKS for sharing.

[@Monklane79]

Entirely by coincidence, I came across this speech in the last scene of the film "Bobby" on the very same day that five policeman were killed in Dallas in response to yet more killings of black men by police. Sadly, though this speech is nearly fifty years old it couldn't be any more appropriate to the events of the last forty eight hours. There is wisdom in the this speech and we need that wisdom now more than ever.

[@WittyDroog]

At almost half a century, this speech should be an anachronistic relic, not a precise reflection of the present.

[@zing199]

If man has learned anything from history, he's learned that he's learned nothing.

[@RustinChole]

Well said.

[@lns4048]

Words which are just as true now as when the where first spoken.

[@raulraul7085]

glad this speech was given this morning, the country needed it...

[@JamesMcboatsmac]

Just wow.

[@hategreed1]

The average "adult" American under age 60, NOW, could not even understand what RFK is saying. RFK was a student of ancient teachings. When the species was brilliant. Alas, no more.

[@timkeough4328]

hategreed1 : Not true, I understand exactly what he was saying. I agree with him. My 60s are fairly distant.

[@pcsbeat]

Oh, What might have been....

[@MARSBELLA1]

+pcsbeat lets hope and pray in anyway small way that we get this chance again

[@requix11]

+MARSBELLA1 Even then this country is to violent and ignorant.

[@pcsbeat]

I'm Requix we need an RFK now more than ever :-(

[@siddharthmanumusic]

please become like him :)

[@debbphil]

pcsbeat Oh What *should* have been!

[@markomax9999]

As a human on this planet, I found this speech noteworthy to be embeded onto the sky above us, golden discs traveling through space and time...

[@BossChronicles]

He was a humanitarian one of my favorite politicians of all time

[@jayneking8340]

One of the most powerful speeches of all time!

[@eileenhudson7805]

exactly...just listened to this.....all relevant today...(more and more)

[@hassanhamilton1363]

This truly resonates right now in my city of Las Vegas.. God help us all!!

[@NatalieCosta]

And yet what has changed. Charleston killings yesterday...RIP. This has to stop.

[@logandupuy2851]

Hearing what happened with France made me think of this video. It's scary how relevant this speech is still today.

[@Jackskellington9100]

This speech needs to be heard for our leaders again now, especially after Las Vegas and multiple shootings. They needs to hear this and know that it needs to end.

[@rodneytate5259]

I love this man's voice and ideas more as time moves on. I wish he had a chance to run the U.S..

[@pambarlow1730]

Thank you For this I remember The Kennedy's Miss Jack & Bobby most,not to mention Martin Luther King..we had good people then ..WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED????

[@alifatigh3213]

I love you Bobby, a true man among men, let us all take heed.......

[@EricAriel5]

These thoughts still fit life even today,especially these days.

[@theangelforjusticeorgoul8966]

He has such soothing voice

[@richardgaona5159]

Wouldve been great President great leader great speaker who just wanted peace for his country and around world just like jFK

[@williammckenna3903]

richard gaona 💗💗

[@CRA5759]

Among the greatest orations ever delivered.

[@ymceryt]

They don't write them like that anymore.

[@requix11]

They write them like "We gather here tonight to have mourning for the 5th time this week for a slaughter of 50 kids by some guy with a fully automatic rifle."

[@CarltonBanks123]

Today, in the aftermath of yet another shooting, this time resulting in the death of fourteen human beings at a workplace holiday party in San Bernadino, this message from RFK is more timely than ever.

[@debbiezenaida]

Wow. A man of conscientious. A man we desperately need today.

[@temporarystranger95]

“No one … can be certain who next will suffer from some senseless act of bloodshed, but it goes on … and on … and on … in this country of ours.” Damn.

[@LittleDesertFlower78]

I love that part too. :) This brief speech is jst packed frm beginning to end w/ SO many poignant true & wise statements.. And while Im sad that such things arent publically spoken about & recognized as they should be today, Im grateful that a man w/ a voice that was heard did use that influence to say these things then.

[@DougDreamCatcher]

Today, in the aftermath of yet another shooting, this time resulting in the death of nine human beigns inside the AME Church in Charleston, this message from RFK is more timely than ever.

[@rare6499]

Doug Peschka So true. I immediately thought of this speech. I thought of it again a few days ago at the shootings in Tunisia. I have to think of it too often lately :/

[@LittleDesertFlower78]

Josh Charlie I agree my friend.. Far too often indeed. Whenever I learn of another report of some senseless needless mindless violence that has occurred somewhere in this world, the words Robert speaks here always come into my mind as well (& w/ seemingly increasing regularity lately too).. And sadly it sometimes feels as though the message he's sharing in this brief yet powerful speech has only grown more & more relevant over the time since he spoke them in 1968, (& even in the last 3 years since I 1st posted this video). - Tragically so. :/ And I'll tell ya, for as much as I adore RFK, & enjoy hearing the beautifully poignant, undaunted & courageous, elegant & enlightened, honest & inspired, words of wisdom which he stood up, spoke out, & shared w/ us during his time here.. I would honestly rather the world become a place where those words & their messages simply held no real relevance to/in society, a world where the next generation would find them strange nonsensical & out-of-place, & where there was never reason for them to come to mind again.

[@adamnicholas1857]

1 year laterr-..... ;(

[@Sammus7t]

And another year later.

[@misstwyla8085]

50 years later these words still ring true, when will it change. I have hope.

[@josephel4292]

I am again drawn to this speech as the country in which I was born navigates through very turbulent and uncertain times.

[@marthawhite3353]

This speech makes me weep, it is so soulful and honest. Knowing the background and the history, and what was to come, makes it moreso. I came here after reading the NYT OpEd piece about Mitt Romney who was the only republican to vote against the sitting president, and how behind the scenes so many republican senators were too afraid to publicly oppose him. There was a quote of RFK and it said that, ""moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle." In these troubling times, more than ever we need the voice of reason that can heal us all.

[@julieann829]

8:44 to the end is such a great quote, but the entire speech is amazing! Bobby was truly taken too soon.

[@felixbonneau1834]

This speech is timeless

[@lacroix6323]

So true...

[@joeciarico2497]

I weep for this country when I see how far we have fallen from the ideals we once lived and stood for.

[@RandyR]

Right On! Couldn't have said it better. Sadly, society has not learned the truth! Senseless gun violence. racism, intolerance, hatred continues. Shows just how sick we can be. We sure can use him now!

[@temporarystranger95]

“Yet we seemingly tolerate a rising level of violence that ignores our common humanity and our claims to civilization alike…. We make it easy for men of all shades of sanity to acquire weapons and ammunition they desire. Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others…. Our lives on this planet are too short and the work to be done too great to let this spirit flourish any longer in our land. Of course we cannot vanish it with a program, nor with a resolution. But we can perhaps remember - even if only for a time - that those who live with us are our brothers, that they share with us the same short movement of life, that they seek - as we do - nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment they can. Surely this bond of common faith, this bond of common goal, can begin to teach us something. Surely we can learn, at least, to look at those around us as fellow men and surely we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and to become in our hearts brothers and countrymen once again.”

[@AntonyC83]

I don't think the times today can produce men with this sort of moral courage.

[@colegeorge2451]

Too think of Trump's speech today proves that politics is a disgrace nowadays. This is how a speech should be. RIP Bobby

[@judmudd7641]

Blah blah...Trump....blah blah....Kennedy's weren't awful people at all.....upstanding people...I'm ignorant of history...blah blah.....Kennedy started a war and drafted people to be murdered..blah blah

[@og800]

@@judmudd7641 a president cannot start a war only congress/Senate can do that #checksandbalances

[@360.Tapestry]

no horrific act of violence brought me here. stay ready, don't get ready.

[@therkelleher]

I adore this speech with all my heart. Bobby Kennedy was the best or us, and empathetic voice in a world divided. This kind of voice is again needed today. We need to realise we are stronger when we don't fear each other, we need to realise we are better when we empathise with each other and we need to realise that forgetting the past and basing facts on total fuckshit social media nonsense has got us into this mess. When people work together, we achieve more. This zero-sum game philosophy needs to end.

[@terrybritton1269]

this speech should be required prior to each senate and congressional sitting

[@bocaruidosa]

5:42 - 6:25 is one of my favorite quotes of all time. This is such a good speech.

[@kode.7637]

can't WE here be like this?? he clearly was an ordinary man seeing the world correctly

[@tonywilliams1631]

beautiful. even the comments in this section are also beautiful (which is very flipping rare) yes this needs to go viral everyday

[@Sugglife-7]

The hidden costs of ignoring the connection between what we do and how others are affected by it, near and far, is one of the most fertile grounds for the seeds of evil. To successfully win the war against evil, we must remember we fight against institutions, concepts and ideas which cannot bleed. Why do we draw the blood of our neighbors in the “name of peace?” Because our true enemies are invisible to us as we focus on our neighbor’s weaknesses. Our true enemy is the fear of loving thy neighbor as thy self, globally. The message in this speech lives on.

[@samrosenblum]

A great man taken from us far too soon. Thanks Bobby.

[@twoyears23]

Some people must live the greatness they are and are designed to do in this world. Everyone has a place, to do what they can in those spaces. Some are designed for far greater and need to change the world with the heart, and amazing abilities God has given them. It is up to others to make sure they know that at every turn and not be a blockade to such miracles taking place.

[@newsreel493namics]

Perhaps we are, at times, preoccupied with what we see the clearest and hear the loudest. We should endeavour to be not so dominated by sight and sound: To think of peace, freedom, compassion, love and faith: All of which are silent and invisible. Robert F. Kennedy is silent and invisible, however, so is peace, freedom, compassion, love and faith: AND SO ARE MEMORIES ... AND DREAMS. Sergeant Pat McCarthy Retired - Canadian Army

[@tuforu4]

i was just looking at an american film on tv, bobby is so right about violence,,, nothing like him ever again i am afraid,,

[@newsreel493namics]

Someone will come along, in that the pendulum will swing before the end of this decade. A new generation is coming of age, and people like Donald Trump and even Hillary will be left behind: Things will go towards the good. Give it time, you will see.

[@tuforu4]

when i listen to buffet san marie for example or watch stephen king interviews i see such simple genius from america of the past . the word Idealist or conscience seems to be gone off the worlds agenda nowdays,i cannot see social media ever being anything only Social,,

[@DRONEYEVIEW]

GREAT SPEECH GREAT MAN..........I THINK BOBBY AND MALCOLM WERE TWO OF THE MOST TRUE,RIGHTROUS, HONEST AND PASSIONATE LEADERS OF ALL TIMES, THEY WERE THE WERE THE GENUINE ARTICLE.(NEVER COMPROMISE) I LOVE THEM.

[@shaunwerth5976]

This is more relevant than ever now...

[@josephel4292]

Shaun Werth It certainly is

[@mysterynmayhem]

Pure truth.

[@CarlosHernandez-bl4nd]

From 4min 46 secs is the greatest truth and problem we face today. The answer to many of our problems from 50 years in the past

[@alison1jane]

Oh how I wish this was closed captioned for people with hearing issues. Please consider captioning all your videos, thank you!

[@RustinChole]

You can find the transcript very easily on google

[@saintmichael5945]

This is needed now more then ever 😢

[@Emma7846]

This could never have been more true for January 6th, 2021

[@pianowoman1357]

The Mindless Menace of Violence is exactly why were are praying for Peace and Justice.. as Bill Pitney said at Thanksgiving, Carl Pitney.

[@samswoman2009]

Of all the terrible and tragic political assassinations we've had, this one hurts the most.

[@kathleenadams3681]

John F. Kennedy & Robert F.Kennedy,I remémorer BOTH thèse dans as If IT Ras YESTERDAY. REST,In ETERNAL PEACE. Amen. Love You always

[@mysticaccount5845]

Appreciated that you didn't put a goddamn music track over the speech.

[@Skittystephy80]

amazing speech still relevant today as it was then sadly

[@anitabreslin3169]

God we need another Bobby right now and we got trump how the hell has this happened.

[@steveapplebaugh2200]

Indeed!!!! Sadly, we are only permitted to have one such sage in a lifetime…. I am so sorry that this may be true.

[@kode.7637]

Anita Breslin there is no man like JFK and RFK right now, WE can. be such kind of men

[@siddharthmanumusic]

I have had this thought far too often. Perhaps we don't have the privilege of having an RFK or an MLK to lead us. We are compelled by fate to be our own leaders, our own compass.

[@starboy0]

Oh my yes. JFK and RFK were statesmen with understanding and vision. The bozo we have in the White House now is an absolute embarrassment. But unfortunately after the assassinations of JFK, MLK, and RFK something in this country broke. Look at who we elect now. Sad.

[@User6468]

Where in Lady Liberty's blessed land are all my fellow Burnie disciples?!

[@belljar5835]

This message is very poignant for the those who died in the 07/07 attack in London

[@RandyR]

His son needs to hear this

[@Lacroix-er9yy]

Love this speech 👏👏👏