John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "We stand where Franklin Roosevelt stood, and I think in the next few years here in this country we should build a better society, where all Americans, regardless of their race, of their creed and their color, regardless of the circumstances of their birth, have an equal oppportunity to develop their talents." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 2, 1960

We stand where Franklin Roosevelt stood, and I think in the next few years here in this country we should build a better society, where all Americans, regardless of their race, of their creed and their color, regardless of the circumstances of their birth, have an equal oppportunity to develop their talents.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Democratic · Massachusetts

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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Armory, Springfield, IL

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