As he said many times, in many parts of this nation, to those he touched and who sought to touch him:
'Some men see things as they are and say why.
I dream things that never were and say, 'Why not?'
- Edward Kennedy's eulogy to RFK
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."
- Ronald Reagan's Challenger memorial speech
I'm not sure why, but those two quotes are the most heart-wrenching words I've ever heard. Both men are great orators, and both subjects of those eulogies would have been even greater, had they continued their lives.
'Some men see things as they are and say why.
I dream things that never were and say, 'Why not?'
- Edward Kennedy's eulogy to RFK
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."
- Ronald Reagan's Challenger memorial speech
I'm not sure why, but those two quotes are the most heart-wrenching words I've ever heard. Both men are great orators, and both subjects of those eulogies would have been even greater, had they continued their lives.