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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio - (Advance Release Text)

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Nov 4, 1963

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.

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Nov 7, 1963

But there are other troubles besetting the human family. Many of its members live in poverty and misery and despair.

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Nov 7, 1963

The Family of Man can survive differences of race and religion. Contrary to the assertions of Mr. Khrushchev, it can accept differences of ideology, politics, and economics.

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Nov 4, 1963

Let us therefore proclaim our gratitude to Providence for manifold blessings--let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals--and let us resolve to share those blessings and those ideals with our fellow human beings throughout the world.

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