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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: The first is the right of every nation to govern itself, to be free from outside dictation and coercion, to mold its own…

On the recordMarch 19, 1963
The first is the right of every nation to govern itself, to be free from outside dictation and coercion, to mold its own economy and society in any fashion consistent with the will of the people.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the University of Costa Rica in San Jose

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