John Kennedy actually said...

I hope to set before the people our unfinished agenda - to indicate their obligations - and not simply follow their every whim and pleasure.

Excerpts of Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy, New York Coliseum, New York, NY

11/04/1960

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