On the recordDecember 11, 1962
At present, I would say that our situation was best described in the statement that I made at our last press conference.
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presidency.ucsb.eduAt present, I would say that our situation was best described in the statement that I made at our last press conference.
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But there are other troubles besetting the human family. Many of its members live in poverty and misery and despair.
And to weaken and water down the pending program, to confuse and confine its flexibility with rigid restrictions and rejections, will not only harm our economy, it will hamper our security.
The rich must help the poor. The industrialized nations must help the developing nations.
We also have a program here for those whom we regard as mentally restored, those who pass through a difficult period but who are now fully capable of carrying their burden.