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Marx is proven wrong once again: for it is the closed Communist societies, not the free and open societies which carry within themselves the seeds of internal disintegration.
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John F. Kennedy
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Kennedy argues that closed Communist societies are more prone to internal collapse than free societies.
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We steer our ship with hope, as Thomas Jefferson said, "leaving Fear astern.
Tomorrow it can form the framework for a world of law--a world in which no nation dictates the destiny of another, and in which the vast resources now devoted to destructive means will serve constructive ends.
Today we still welcome those winds of change--and we have every reason to believe that our tide is running strong.
If they choose peaceful competition, they shall have it.