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On the recordMay 4, 1961
We ought to continue as much as we can to indicate where the people, other than in the payment of taxes or in their acceptance of military obligations, where they can usefully contribute to the advancement of the national interest.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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