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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Such legislation is clearly consistent with the Constitution and with our concepts of both human rights and property…”

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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