On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy addressed the death of Martin Luther King Jr. He wanted the audience to feel a sense of power in carrying out MLK Jr.’s dream to “understand and to comprehend, and replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand, compassion and love.”  RFK also wanted the audience to be understanding about the situation and not do anything irrational because of their sparked feelings. He instead wanted them to be loving and “do well for this country.”  This was a short, sweet, and inspirational speech about making the right choices with the outcome of feelings and transferring the strong emotions to do good things.