I want to express my thanks and appreciation to Ed Muskie, my friend and colleague in the U.S. Senate, and I am delighted that I have had a chance to come here in this State on the opening day of a long campaign.
Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Portland, Maine, Portland Stadium
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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.
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.
Along with the German people, we have followed intently efforts to bring up the survivors, whose courage we all admire.
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