John Kennedy actually said...

I take our case to you because I am confident that the American people want an enduring peace in which human dignity, truth, and justice under law are secured for all men everywhere.

Context

Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Cadillac Square, Detroit, MI

09/04/1960

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