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Among the greatest privileges in my life has been the chance to meet with Senator Edward M. Kennedy. My few conversations with him during my time at Harvard focused mostly on civic education, and showcased the kindness and caring which has been so eloquently eulogized during the past week. His...
My story is not unique. Over the past days, tributes have explored not only his legislative achievements, but also the many people he helped on a personal level. We have heard stories of families with all sorts of challenges, illness to unemployment to immigration, who received help from the tireless...
Kennedy’s decades of legislative accomplishments were an extension of this deep sense of empathy. Individual kindness and charity, even in the great abundance Kennedy offered, can never help all those in need. This requires action on a larger scale, the types of efforts to reach millions of...
Under this framework, we can more fully understand his legislative record. Many have quoted Kennedy’s famous proclamation at the 1980 Democratic National Convention: “The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.” But...
Bipartisanship did not mean capitulating to median views or special interests, but using the power of persuasion to bring along legislators from both parties behind his core principles—in this case, expanding health coverage for those in need. This pragmatism and legislative craftsmanship, coupled with his liberal convictions...