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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Those of us who love freedom realize that a man is not really free if he doesn't have a roof over his head, or if he…”

On the recordDecember 16, 1961
Those of us who love freedom realize that a man is not really free if he doesn't have a roof over his head, or if he cannot educate his children, or if he cannot find work, or if he cannot find security in his old age.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Techo Housing Project in Bogota.

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