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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The problems of the Western world are, in many ways, different than they were 2000 years ago, but our obligations as…”

On the recordJune 22, 1963
The problems of the Western world are, in many ways, different than they were 2000 years ago, but our obligations as citizens remain the same-to defend our common heritage from those who would divide and destroy it; to develop and enrich that heritage so that it is passed on to those who come after us.
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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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