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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1963
We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Signing the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Bill

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