Robert F. Kennedy in South Africa

On this day in 1968 Robert Francis Kennedy lost his life to an assassin’s bullet.

In mourning him today we also celebrate his life. It was a life that gave the world hope. And with hope comes possibility. He said:

"Men without hope, resigned to despair and oppression, do not make revolutions. It is when expectation replaces submission, when despair is touched with the awareness of possibility, that the forces of human desire and the passion for justice are unloosed."

Rest in peace, Bobby.

In remembrance:

  • Robert Kennedy’s speech at University of Cape Town
  • Edward Kennedy’s tribute to Bobby Kennedy