Americans today would cringe hearing John F. Kennedy talk about going to the moon:
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they’re easy, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD!”
The last five words would have modern America running for the exits.
I think it’s very telling that the U.S. embarked on this historic, seemingly transformational lunar program during a period in our history when the signs of cultural and moral dysfunction and disorder were becoming increasingly clear. It was not a coincidence.