classical liberal
John F. Kennedy
1917–1963
Also known as: John Kennedy, JFK
How John F. Kennedy is discussed in this archive
Referenced in 2 other works — including Report , and Economic Democracy .
In Report : Vittal cites Kennedy's 'failure is an orphan' observation, anchored to the Bay of Pigs episode, to underscore the political logic by which accountability evaporates around large public-policy failures.
In Economic Democracy : Tarlton cites J.
Mentioned in (2)
Primary works (2)
- Report · 2005
- "cites John Kennedy's 'failure is an orphan' observation in the context of the Bay of Pigs" — Vittal invokes Kennedy's aphorism to dramatize the difficulty of pinning accountability on failed initiatives
- Economic Democracy · 1969
- "Mahatma Gandhi's distrust of concentrated power, J. F. Kennedy's defence of the dispersed free market, and the visible take-off of Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand" — Kennedy is invoked as a liberal political authority for dispersed market economies over centrally directed ones