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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: I take our case to you because I am confident that the American people want an enduring peace in which human dignity…

On the recordSeptember 4, 1960
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.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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

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