Question

president kennedys inaugural address by president john f kennedy (excerpt) 1961 vice president johnson, mr. speaker, mr. chief justice, president eisenhower, vice president nixon, president truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens. 1 we observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom - symbolizing an end as well as a beginning - signifying renewal as well as change. for i have sworn before you and almighty god the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and three - quarters ago. 2 the world is very different now. for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. and yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe - the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of god. 3 we dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. 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. 4 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 to assure the survival and the success of liberty. 5 this much we pledge - and more. 6 to those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. united there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. divided there is select the correct answer. read the text from a speech made by president lyndon b johnson in 1964. \the war on poverty is not a struggle simply to support people, to make them dependent on the generosity of others. it is a struggle to give people a chance. it is an effort to allow them to develop and use their capacities, as we have been allowed to develop and use ours, so that they can share, as others share, in the promise of this nation. we do this, first of all, because it is right that we should. from the establishment of public education and land grant colleges through agricultural extension and encouragement to industry, we have pursued the goal of a nation with full and increasing opportunities for all its citizens. the war on poverty is a further step in that pursuit.\ how is this excerpt from johnsons speech similar to kennedys speech? a. it addresses the problem of poverty and emphasizes the importance of fighting it. b. it describes a goal to ensure that the united states provides opportunities for all citizens. c. it explains the importance of not making people dependent upon the generosity of others. d. it emphasizes the importance of education in allowing people to develop and use their capacities.

Explanation:

Kennedy's speech emphasizes the nation's commitment to rights and opportunities (e.g., "the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God" and the nation's dedication to human rights). Johnson's speech focuses on the "war on poverty" as a step to give people a chance and ensure opportunities for all citizens ("to allow them to develop and use their capacities... in the promise of this nation" and "pursued the goal of a nation with full and increasing opportunities for all its citizens"). Both speeches aim for a goal of ensuring opportunities for citizens.

Answer:

B. It describes a goal to ensure that the United States provides opportunities for all citizens.