John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "There isn't any doubt that people give--and I am talking now not about this incident, but about generally--under the expectation that they should, or it is expected of them." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 4, 1961

There isn't any doubt that people give--and I am talking now not about this incident, but about generally--under the expectation that they should, or it is expected of them.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Democratic · Massachusetts

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