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On the recordFebruary 25, 1962
For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the Voice of America.

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