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On the recordMarch 17, 1963
Our high voyage, Mr. President, is not to seek new lands to conquer, but to make sure that old lands remain free.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Arrival at the Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica

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