John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "We should hold out the hand to those people before the moment of desperation comes, and then accompany them on the road to freedom." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 2, 1960

We should hold out the hand to those people before the moment of desperation comes, and then accompany them on the road to freedom.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Question and Answer Period Following Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Armory, Springfield, IL

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