It is essential, therefore, that we compel the complete reevaluation of our national defense organization, that we eliminate the wasteful duplication, the service rivalry, the competitive overlapping, that has consumed our money and prevented us from developing maximum strength.
Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Civic Auditorium, Seattle, WA
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