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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “'We, the American Republics, hereby proclaim our decision to unite in a common effort to bring our people accelerated…”

On the recordMarch 12, 1962
'We, the American Republics, hereby proclaim our decision to unite in a common effort to bring our people accelerated economic progress and broader social justice within the framework of personal dignity and individual liberty.'
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Address on the First Anniversary of the Alliance for Progress

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