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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I believe as a dissatisfied citizen, as one who has the greatest possible confidence in this country, that we are going…”

On the recordOctober 24, 1960
I believe as a dissatisfied citizen, as one who has the greatest possible confidence in this country, that we are going to have to meet a higher standard as a Nation and as leaders of the free world.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Batavia, IL

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