If there is one principle that has stood out in the career of Senator Stuart Symington, it is the principle that to protect individual liberties you must be strong as a nation.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.
If men and women are in chains, anywhere in the world, then freedom is endangered everywhere.
The problems that American agriculture faces I believe is the No.1 domestic problem.
I cannot believe, faced with the difficult problems that this country now faces, that the American people are going to turn back to a Republican leadership.
What has been good enough in the past will not be good enough in the 1960's.
Last Thursday night in Boston Mr. Nixon dismissed me as, and I will quote him, 'another Truman.'
I have confidence in an America that can meet the economic challenge of the Soviet Union - this challenge to outdo us in economic growth in heavy industry, in agriculture, and in one particularly vital area of national strength: the…
I have confidence in this Nation's ability to look out for its older citizens - to see that they have a decent pension, a decent home, and decent medical care.
I hope the next President of the United States, states that he stands for equal rights.
The Federal aid to education bill has been passed in the Senate, it has passed the House, it has never passed the Senate and the House.
Our Democratic platform, in which I strongly believe, recognizes the unique legal and moral responsibility of the Federal Government for Indians in restitution for the injustice that has sometimes been done them.
Indian claims against the United States can and will be settled promptly.
Any action which we take should be taken through the Organization of American States.
A new Democratic administration will bring competent, sympathetic, and dedicated leadership to the administration of Indian affairs which will end practices that have eroded Indian rights and resources, reduced the Indians' land base and…
There is much to be done in the field of Indian affairs and I intend to work vigorously at the job.
First, there is a good deal that can be done by the executive branch without legislation.
As long as we live, Poland lives; as long as we live, our country lives.
The Polish national anthem says, 'As long as you live, Poland lives.'





