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read the following excerpt. it is adapted from president john f. kennedys 1961 inaugural speech. 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.... in the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. i do not shrink from this responsibility—i welcome it. i do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. the energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it. and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. and so, my fellow americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. my fellow citizens of the world, ask not what america will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. adapted from john f. kennedy, \inaugural address\ based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of john f. kennedys speech? to motivate americans to defend liberty in their local communities to encourage americans and people worldwide to work together for freedom to convey his dissatisfaction with the failures of the previous generation

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The speech excerpt calls on Americans to ask what they can do for their country and on world - citizens to ask what they can do together for the freedom of man. It emphasizes a collective effort for freedom.

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to encourage Americans and people worldwide to work together for freedom