On the recordMay 31, 1961
I do not believe the West is in decline.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI do not believe the West is in decline.
Remarks at a Civic Reception for President Kennedy at the Hotel de Ville
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I know that I speak for all Americans in asking you to extend our sympathy to the families and friends of those men who lost their lives in this tragic accident.
And to weaken and water down the pending program, to confuse and confine its flexibility with rigid restrictions and rejections, will not only harm our economy, it will hamper our security.
It gives them a greater security, a greater participation in the wellbeing of this country.
Along with the German people, we have followed intently efforts to bring up the survivors, whose courage we all admire.