“Through no virtues and accomplishments of our own, we have been fortunate enough to be born into the United States under the most comfortable conditions. We, therefore, have a responsibility to others who are less well off.”

Robert F. Kennedy won the California primary on June 4, 1968 and then was shot on this day in that same year. He died the following day, June 6, 1968. The above is Ted Kennedy’s eulogy for his brother. As a side note, I’m not thrilled with all of the images in this video, but it’s better than the others that I’ve found, which all seem to include soaring soundtracks. That said, the text and delivery are remarkable, perhaps especially so because Senator Kennedy is now ailing. Especially moving, I think, is the section — beginning around the 3:00 mark — in which Teddy reads a speech that Bobby gave in South Africa in 1966.