Political Quotes

On the recordMay 3, 1962
Unless we have the resources to finance those great expenditures which in the last year totaled over three billion dollars, we cannot meet our commitments and maintain our defense of freedom.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Address in New Orleans at the Opening of the New Dockside Terminal.

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