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On the recordOctober 11, 1960
In this age, when capitalism is on trial, we cannot have a policy that is less than the best.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, to the Associated Business Publications Conference, Biltmore Hotel, New York, NY

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