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But if these programs were ever to be ended, our failures in a dozen countries would be sudden and certain.
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John F. Kennedy
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gutenberg.orgJohn F. Kennedy: “But if these programs were ever to be ended, our failures in a dozen countries would be sudden and certain.”
Editor's note · Context
Kennedy cautions that the sudden withdrawal of support could lead to failures in various countries.
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