“It is pardonable for children to yell that they believe in fairies, but it is somehow sinister when the piping note shifts from the puerile to the senile.” ChildrenPoliticsUnited StatesFairiesHero WorshipSenilityJohn F KennedyKennedy FamilyRobert F KennedyPuerilityRobert Dallek Book:Arguably: Selected Essays Source: Arguably: Selected Essays