Ṣẹ́gun Irora (Mel Brennan on Society and Sport)

Ṣẹ́gun Irora (Mel Brennan on Society and Sport)

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JFK's words? They ring even more true today, and are even more essential.

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Aug 21, 2025
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“The times are too grave, the challenge too urgent, and the stakes too high – to permit the customary passions of political debate. We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.” – John F. Kennedy, 1960.

These words, spoken at the dawn of a new decade, ring with startling…

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