All of this goes back to JFK’s inauguration speech, which was chiasmus-crazy. With the Cold War at its coldest, Kennedy told America that “Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.” His method was peaceful: “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.” And most famously of all he told Americans: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
