Reply #23: Kerry on national service [View All]

[nonkultur]

Today, I propose not only to build on that tradition, but to go beyond it because today, our challenges are different and our commitment must be even greater. We need a new era of service not an effort for one time, one purpose, or one group but a permanent and national endeavor. For America now, service is not just an option, but an obligation of citizenship."

From:"A New Era of National Service." Manchester, New Hampshire. May 19, 2003. http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2003_0519.html

John Kerry Outlines Plan to Require Service for High School Students

Part of 100 days Plan to Enlist One Million Americans in National Service A Year

On September 11th, 2001, America experienced the most terrible and deadly attack in its history. John Kerry believes we need to think big and do better and get more young Americans serving the nation.

As part of his 100 day plan to change America, John Kerry will propose a comprehensive service plan that includes requiring mandatory service for high school students and four years of college tuition in exchange for two years of national service.
From:
http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/natservice/