Tom Hanks Has Soothing Message For Americans: 'We Are Going To Be All Right'
- 8 years ago
If you like many other Americans have been at unease about the presidential election, Tom Hanks is here to help. On Tuesday night, the actor gave an inspiring message during a speech at the Museum of Modern Art.
If you, like many other Americans, have been at unease about the presidential election, Tom Hanks is here to help.
On Tuesday night, the actor gave an inspiring message during a speech at the Museum of Modern Art.
He assured all, “We are going to be all right. America has been in worse places than we are at right now.”
Hanks continued, “In my own lifetime, our streets were in chaos, our generations were fighting each other tooth and nail, and every dinner table ended up being as close to a fist fight as our families would allow. We have been in a place where we looked at our leaders and wondered what the hell were they thinking of?”
As comfort, he pointed to the U.S. Constitution and the shield it provides, noting, “That document is going to protect us, over and over again, whether or not our neighbors preserve and protect and defend it themselves.”
In regards to the challenges ahead, Hanks commented, “We may move at a slow pace, but we do have the greatest country in the world, because we are always moving towards a more perfect Union. That journey never ceases...We, who are a week into wondering what the hell just happened, will continue to move forward.”
If you, like many other Americans, have been at unease about the presidential election, Tom Hanks is here to help.
On Tuesday night, the actor gave an inspiring message during a speech at the Museum of Modern Art.
He assured all, “We are going to be all right. America has been in worse places than we are at right now.”
Hanks continued, “In my own lifetime, our streets were in chaos, our generations were fighting each other tooth and nail, and every dinner table ended up being as close to a fist fight as our families would allow. We have been in a place where we looked at our leaders and wondered what the hell were they thinking of?”
As comfort, he pointed to the U.S. Constitution and the shield it provides, noting, “That document is going to protect us, over and over again, whether or not our neighbors preserve and protect and defend it themselves.”
In regards to the challenges ahead, Hanks commented, “We may move at a slow pace, but we do have the greatest country in the world, because we are always moving towards a more perfect Union. That journey never ceases...We, who are a week into wondering what the hell just happened, will continue to move forward.”