As I continue along my journey of chapter 1, I feel it necessary to share my metaphoric analysis of Kennedy's beautiful introduction.

As he regards the responsibilities of a Senator, including that of which one holds to minorities, the party, and the nation, he compares the relationship of a Senator and his constitutents to a creature and his creator, a servant to his master. These are the individuals I am proud to have elected into office: those politicians that see their duty to serve those who had faith in their abilities, in the goodwill of their power, and in the purity of their intentions. And because of that pride, I can't help but think of those who lead but have lost my faith by abusing their power with corrupted intentions.

I also think about the comments by Senator Albert Beveridge that were referenced.
"A party can live only by growing, intolerance of ideas brings its death... An organization that depends upon reproduction only for its votes, son taking the place of father, is not a political party, but a Chinese tong; not citizens brought together by thought and conscience, but an Indian tribe held together by blood and prejudice."
These words make me fear for the Republican party. With so much emphasis on tradition and foundation, I fear that our opposition views it as intolerance. I do not doubt that some members of the Republican party are intolerant. But as a Republican, I am here to say that I am not, that I do not want to take away your rights, I just do not want to give you all the power. When JFK spoke about representing the aspirations of minorities, he stated that no minority should be denied the equal opportunity to be heard. And I do not deny you that right. I do not take away your freedom of speech, and I will listen whole heartedly with intent and sincerity. However, that right to be heard does not mean I am willing to give you the power to reconstruct what I believe to be true. The diversity of our nation is what makes us America, the land of equal opportunity. And with that, I too have a right to be heard, a right to believe, and your intolerance of what I stand for does not make what convicts you to be any more true. When describing the compromises ahead, Kennedy defines them as compromises of issues, not of principles; of political positions but not of ourselves. These are perhaps the most profound statements we can apply to today's politics and the upcoming presidential election. For example regarding abortion, politically I don't believe the government should be responsible for providing such services, whether I personally believe it is moral to do so or not. Politically, I believe the government is responsible for sanctioning the authenticity of a marriage commitment, regardless of my personal beliefs on both party's genders. When you take a step back and take the personal aspect away and focus on politically speaking of the government's responsibilities, the issues begin to solve themselves- which I may note- are in favor of both parties.