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On the recordSeptember 3, 1963
Knowledge is power, and I think the events of the past years have shown that in a very dramatic way.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to a Group Attending the Convention of the International Federation of Catholic Universities.

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