John Kennedy actually said...

In the face of staggering problems which, from the human point of view, seem at times to be almost insoluble, people all over the world have found reason for renewed confidence and courage.

Context

Message to Pope John XXIII on the Occasion of the Opening of the Second Vatican Council.

10/04/1962

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