John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "Fear is the oldest weapon in history." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 29, 1961

Fear is the oldest weapon in history.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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White House Statement Announcing the Explosion by the U.S.S.R. of a 50-Megaton Bomb

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