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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: I am confident I am talking to the rulers of America, in the sense that all educated men and women have the obligation…

On the recordOctober 23, 1960
I am confident I am talking to the rulers of America, in the sense that all educated men and women have the obligation to accept the discipline of self-government.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, University of Illinois Campus, Champaign-Urbana, IL

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