Words to inspire (3)

My next selection is also from an American.  I'm sure no reader from the US will need me to say that these words come from the inaugural address of President John F Kennedy.

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage—and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

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Here we go again.  A phone call from my credit card issuing bank to advise that mine is one of a batch of card numbers that have been unlawfully obtained from an online retailer.  My card has therefore been cancelled as a precaution and a replacement card will be issued in 6-7 working days.  What a pain.  I think this is the fourth time but at least this time there have been no fraudulent transactions as there were on one occasion.  But it will be a nuisance having to do without the plastic for a couple of weeks.

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A couple of months before our Tuscany trip, the Old Bat and I had spent a few days in Venice.  Now Venice, with all its canals, probably has more bridges per head of population than anywhere else, except perhaps for Amsterdam.  This is the Bridge of Sighs, linking the interrogation rooms in the Doge's palace with the prison, hence its name.