On the recordMay 28, 1961
I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard.
Remarks at the President's Birthday Dinner in Boston.
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