And we must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent or omniscient—that we are only 6 percent of the world’s population—that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind—that we cannot right every wrong or reverse every adversity—and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And we must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent or omniscient—that we are only 6 percent of the world’s population—that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind—that we cannot right every wrong or reverse every adversity—and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem." in the context of "John F. Kennedy, address at the University of Washington's 100th anniversary program, Seattle, Washington (November 16, 1961), reported in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy (1961), p. 726." to mean that wisdom is timeless.