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On the recordDecember 31, 1960
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for economic growth, and the demands of citizenship itself in an era such as this all require the maximum development of every young American's capacity. The human mind is our fundamental resource.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the critical link between national progress and education.

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