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Statement by Senator John F. Kennedy on National Farmers For Kennedy-Johnson, Washington, DC

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The rich must help the poor. The industrialized nations must help the developing nations.

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So the central responsibility, of course, is to try to develop a climate in this country where there is as close to full employment as we can get it, and then to give particular attention to those who are handicapped.

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We also have a program here for those whom we regard as mentally restored, those who pass through a difficult period but who are now fully capable of carrying their burden.

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But there are other troubles besetting the human family. Many of its members live in poverty and misery and despair.

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