John Kennedy actually said...

If we stand still, if we look back, if we mark time while the Communists move ahead, then people in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, will determine that the future belongs to the East and not to the West.

Context

Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, the Alamo, San Antonio, TX

09/11/1960

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