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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “For it was in the new world of Columbus that man began his first rebellion against control by ancient empires.”

On the recordOctober 11, 1960
For it was in the new world of Columbus that man began his first rebellion against control by ancient empires.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, National Council of Women, Inc., Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY

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