The men and women of this hemisphere know that the alliance cannot succeed if it is only another name for United States handouts--that it can succeed only as the Latin American nations themselves devote their best effort to fulfilling its goals.
Kennedy stresses that the success of the Alliance for Progress relies on the commitment of Latin American nations to their own development.
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