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On the recordOctober 21, 1960
It is not the esteem of good men for good words; it is the esteem of good men for good action.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

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