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Address at the 120th Anniversary Dinner of B’nai B’rith, Chicago, Illinois

October 13, 1963

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Chicago, IL

We believe that freedom has but one message though it speaks in many tongues. We believe that the denial of religious liberty is an ugly blot on the human conscience wherever and whenever it occurs—whether it restricts the rights of Protestants in Communist China, Jews in the Soviet Union, or Catholics in Cuba. We know that the pangs and pains of hunger and disease distress, without distinction, the child of poverty in Asia and the child of poverty here at home.

New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.