John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "This desire for freedom, this desire for liberty, wherever it may be on the globe, in my opinion is the strongest tide of the 20th century." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 31, 1961

This desire for freedom, this desire for liberty, wherever it may be on the globe, in my opinion is the strongest tide of the 20th century.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at a Civic Reception for President Kennedy at the Hotel de Ville

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