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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “In this respect, he is true to the saying that the young student in Cologne would go to Paris to learn about life, to…”

On the recordJune 22, 1963
In this respect, he is true to the saying that the young student in Cologne would go to Paris to learn about life, to Holland to learn to count, and to Great Britain to become a tradesman.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Rathaus in Cologne After Signing the Golden Book.

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