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On the recordSeptember 2, 1960
My basic belief is that this country is not satisfied to live in a period of relative decline.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, San Francisco, CA, International Airport

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