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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: I think a nation that holds itself out as the champion of democracy has an obligation to do better by all Americans.

On the recordOctober 23, 1960
I think a nation that holds itself out as the champion of democracy has an obligation to do better by all Americans.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts of Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy at Rock Island, IL

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