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Eisenhower: “Indeed, this word 'opportunity' seems to me to contain much that means happiness for the human--opportunity to expand…”

On the recordMay 22, 1955
Indeed, this word 'opportunity' seems to me to contain much that means happiness for the human--opportunity to expand and to be useful, to know that he is contributing his share to the advancement of that great society of which he is a part.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Remarks to the President's Committee on the Employment of the Physically Handicapped.

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