08/23/1962
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"I don't run for the office of the Presidency promising that if I am elected life is going to be easy."
"The United States must be strong; not 'Strong, if,' not 'Strong, when,' not 'Strong enough, but,' but 'Strong first.'"
"May the day come in our lifetime when the people of this great and ancient race are freed from the evils of dictatorship, and resume their rightful place as a part of the world of free men."
"I would think that he has questioned my ability to fulfill my constitutional oath."