John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The mere enactment of a new law, the mere initiation of a new program…”

On the recordMarch 24, 1963

The mere enactment of a new law, the mere initiation of a new program does not of itself bring about all desired results.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

Source

Letter to the President of the Association on American Indian Affairs.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The mere enactment of a new law, the mere initiation of a new program does not of itself bring about all desired…”