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On the recordOctober 13, 1960
We must also recognize that a free society today demands that we keep on learning or face the threat of national deterioration.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement of Senator John F. Kennedy to the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A., Denver, CO

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