A deep, black grief gripped Robert Kennedy in the months following his brother's assassination. He lost weight, fell into melancholy silences, wore his brother's clothes, smoked the cigars his brother had liked, and imitated his mannerisms. — Thurston Clarke Copy Share Image
In 1968, America was a wounded nation. The wounds were moral ones; the Vietnam War and three summers of inner-city riots had inflicted them on the national soul, challenging Americans' belief that they were a uniquely noble and honorable people. — Thurston Clarke Copy Share Image
A deep, black grief gripped Robert Kennedy in the months following his brother's assassination. He lost weight, fell into melancholy silences, wore his brother's… — Thurston Clarke Copy Share Image
“If we believe men have any personal rights at all, then they must have an absolute moral right to such a measure of good… — Thurston Clarke Copy Share Image
“He had used it as the epigram to his 1967 book 'To Seek a Newer World,' and it expressed two pillars of his faith:… — Thurston Clarke Copy Share Image
In 1968, America was a wounded nation. The wounds were moral ones; the Vietnam War and three summers of inner-city riots had inflicted them… — Thurston Clarke Copy Share Image
