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On the recordJune 18, 1963
Such legislation is clearly consistent with the Constitution and with our concepts of both human rights and property rights.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights and Job Opportunities.

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