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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Here in Ireland the word 'freedom,' the word 'independence,' the whole sentiment of a nation is perhaps stronger than it…”

On the recordJune 28, 1963
Here in Ireland the word 'freedom,' the word 'independence,' the whole sentiment of a nation is perhaps stronger than it is almost any place in the world.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at a Reception in Limerick

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