On the recordSeptember 4, 1960
His chief duty, his chief obligation, in fact, his only reason for service, is to tell the truth to the American people, not to serve to please them, but to serve them.
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presidency.ucsb.eduJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy: “His chief duty, his chief obligation, in fact, his only reason for service, is to tell the truth to the American people…”
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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Picnic, Muskegon, MI
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