What would Kennedy 's speech cause according to his aides ?
Kennedy then delivered one of his most well - remembered remarks : " What we need in the United States is not division ; what we need in the United States is not hatred ; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness , but love and wisdom , and compassion toward one another , and a feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country , whether they be white or whether they be black . "