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On the recordMarch 22, 1963
My fervent hope is that the United States of America, in meeting the needs of this decade, will also be peopled by 'men able to use their opportunities.'
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Civic Luncheon in Chicago.

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Nov 12, 1963

I think that is a very good motto for some of the rest of us.

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And I think that--the governmental standards, let me say, on the whole I think compare favorably with those in Washington, with those in some other parts of America.

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Nov 13, 1963

Well, I don't think it is probably useful to discuss it in detail here.

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Nov 11, 1963

The recommendations are likewise acceptable to me, and will be included in my budget recommendations to the Congress in January.

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