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On the recordOctober 17, 1960
Our position is one of certainty, that the future can belong to freedom, that this country can be secure, that we can turn the balance of power in our direction.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Band Shell, Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL

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