John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "And we owe it to our Nation to educate our children, for the bedrock of democracy is a constantly rising level of the education of its citizens." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 24, 1960

And we owe it to our Nation to educate our children, for the bedrock of democracy is a constantly rising level of the education of its citizens.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy, Meadowdale Shopping Center, Carpentersville, IL - (Advance Release Text)

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