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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

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

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