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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “A student's ability--not his parents' income--should determine whether he has the opportunity to enter medicine or…”

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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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Special Message to the Congress on Education

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