John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "A student's ability--not his parents' income--should determine whether he has the opportunity to enter medicine or dentistry." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 5, 1962

A student's ability--not his parents' income--should determine whether he has the opportunity to enter medicine or dentistry.

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Special Message to the Congress on Education

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